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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Ambassador I · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna 404 Titan |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Light passenger/cargo aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built |
39 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (12.046 m)[source]
Empty; L-59E · includes gun
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-59E · Max takeoff weight
Single source4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)[source]
7,000 kg (15,432 lb)[source]
Empty; Ambassador I · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ambassador I · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Single source865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
80[source] |
396[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1976–1982[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | February 26, 1975[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna 402[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 340 US gal (280 imp gal; 1,300 L)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) flaps down, power off[source] |
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| Guns | one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1976[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II Cessna 441 Conquest II[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 6–8 passengers[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 9.0:1[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 274 mph (441 km/h, 238 kn) ( Calibrated airspeed )[source] |
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| Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,367 ft (721 m)[source] |
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| Landing run from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,130 ft (650 m)[source] |
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