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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna 411 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Light business/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 | 80 |
33 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (10.20 m)[source]
Maximum; 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 · at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)[source]
at 216 mph (188 kn; 348 km/h) and
Single sourcenormal fuel
Single source1,300 mi (2,100 km, 1,100 nmi) at 216 mph (188 kn; 348 km/h) and 25,000 ft (7,600 m), normal fuel[source]
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 air-cooled geared, turbocharged flat-six engines each
Single source2 × Continental GTSIO-520 air-cooled geared, turbocharged flat-six engines, 340 hp (250 kW) each[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.
302[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1962-1968[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | July 18, 1962[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna 310[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] | 170 US gal (140 imp gal; 640 L) standard, 196 US gal (163 imp gal; 740 L) with auxiliary tanks[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn) (flaps down)[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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| Developed into | — | Cessna 401/402 Cessna 421[source] |
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| Capacity | — | four to six passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed constant-speed, 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) diameter[source] |
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| Takeoff distance to 50 ft (15m) | — | 1,890 ft (580 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,815 ft (553 m)[source] |
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