Aero L-59 Super Albatros vs Cessna Citation Latitude

ASupport aircraft

Aero L-59 Super Albatros

Military trainer aircraft COIN

Credit

Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Cessna Citation Latitude — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Cessna Citation Latitude

Corporate jet

Credit

Markus Eigenheer from Genève, Schweiz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Aero L-59 Super AlbatrosL-59E · Length

12.2 m

Length source ↗

Cessna Citation LatitudeCitation Latitude · Length

18.97 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

12.2mL-59E · Length

18.97mCitation Latitude · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

12.2 m

L-59E · Length

Single source

12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)^[source]

18.97 m

Citation Latitude · Length

Single source

62 ft 3 in (18.97 m)^[source]

9.54mL-59E · including tip tanks

22.05mCitation Latitude · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.54 m

L-59E · including tip tanks

Single source

9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) (including tip tanks)^[source]

22.05 m

Citation Latitude · Wingspan

Single source

72 ft 4 in (22.05 m)^[source]

4.77mL-59E · Height

6.38mCitation Latitude · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.77 m

L-59E · Height

Single source

4.77 m (15 ft 8 in)^[source]

6.38 m

Citation Latitude · Height

Single source

20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)^[source]

14t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,030 kg

Empty; L-59E · includes gun

Single source

7,000 kg

Maximum take-off; L-59E · Max takeoff weight

Single source

4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)^[source]

7,000 kg (15,432 lb)^[source]

8,462 kg

Empty; Citation Latitude · Empty weight

Single source

13,971 kg

Maximum take-off; Citation Latitude · Max takeoff weight

Single source

18,656 lb (8,462 kg)^[source]

30,800 lb (13,971 kg)^[source]

2L-59E · Crew

2Citation Latitude · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

L-59E · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

Citation Latitude · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

865km/hMaximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

826km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

865 km/h

Maximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Single source

865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)^[source]

682 km/h

Cruise; Citation Latitude · long range

Single source

826 km/h

Maximum; Citation Latitude · maximum cruise

Single source

446 kn (513 mph, 826 km/h) maximum cruise^[source]

368 kn (423 mph, 682 km/h) long range^[source]

2,000km

5,000kmCitation Latitude · 4 passenger

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,000 km

L-59E · at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)

Single source

2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)^[source]

5,000 km

Citation Latitude · 4 passenger

Single source

2,700 nmi (3,100 mi, 5,000 km) 4 passenger^[source]

21.6kNL-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust

26.3kN

ThrustScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

21.57 kN

L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust

Single source

1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust^[source]

26.28 kN

Citation Latitude · 2 × Pratt Whitney Canada PW306D1 turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Pratt Whitney Canada PW306D1 turbofan, 5,907 lbf (26.28 kN) thrust each^[source]

18.8m²L-59E · Wing area

50.4m²Citation Latitude · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.8 m²

L-59E · Wing area

Single source

18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)^[source]

50.4 m²

Citation Latitude · Wing area

Single source

543 sq ft (50.4 m 2 )^[source]

11,800mL-59E · Service ceiling

13,716mCitation Latitude · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11,800 m

L-59E · Service ceiling

Single source

11,800 m (38,700 ft)^[source]

13,716 m

Citation Latitude · Service ceiling

Single source

45,000 ft (13,716 m)^[source]

28m/sL-59E · 5,510 ft/min

12m/s

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28 m/s

L-59E · 5,510 ft/min

Single source

28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)^[source]

11.75 m/s

Citation Latitude · 2,313 ft/min ( ) to FL370

Single source

2,313 ft/min (11.75 m/s) to FL370^[source]

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1.2tCitation Latitude · Maximum payload

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

1,154 kg

Citation Latitude · Maximum payload

Single source

2,544 lb (1,154 kg)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Aero L-59 Super Albatros and Cessna Citation Latitude configuration
Specification	Aero L-59 Super Albatros	Cessna Citation Latitude
Type	Military trainer aircraft COIN^[source]	Corporate jet^[source]
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody^[source]	Textron Aviation^[source]
Status	Out of production, in service^[source]	In production^[source]
Primary users	Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force^[source]	—
Number built	80^[source]	400 by May 2024^[source]
Manufactured	1986–1996^[source]	2014–present^[source]
First flight	30 September 1986^[source]	18 February 2014^[source]
Developed from	Aero L-39 Albatros^[source]	Cessna Citation Sovereign^[source]
Variant	Aero L-159 ALCA^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks^[source]	11,394 lb (5,168 kg)^[source]
Stall speed	185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)^[source]	—
Guns	one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod^[source]	—
Hardpoints	four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)^[source]	—
Country of origin	Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01	—
National origin	—	United States^[source]
Developed into	—	Cessna Citation Longitude^[source]
Capacity	—	9^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	9.64^[source]
Airfoil	—	16.3° sweep^[source]
Cabin	—	72 in (1.83 m) height × 77 in (1.96 m) width^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	460 kn (530 mph, 850 km/h) Mach .80^[source]
Time to altitude	—	16 min to FL370^[source]
Wing loading	—	56.7 lb/sq ft (277 kg/m 2 ) MTOW^[source]
Thrust/weight	—	0.38^[source]
Takeoff	—	3,580 ft (1,091 m)^[source]
Landing	—	2,480 ft (756 m)^[source]

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Aero L-59 Super Albatros

Cessna Citation Latitude

Type

Military trainer aircraft COIN^[source]

Corporate jet^[source]

Manufacturer

Aero Vodochody^[source]

Textron Aviation^[source]

Status

Out of production, in service^[source]

In production^[source]

Primary users

Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force^[source]

—

Number built

80^[source]

400 by May 2024^[source]

Manufactured

1986–1996^[source]

2014–present^[source]

First flight

30 September 1986^[source]

18 February 2014^[source]

Developed from

Aero L-39 Albatros^[source]

Cessna Citation Sovereign^[source]

Variant

Aero L-159 ALCA^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks^[source]

11,394 lb (5,168 kg)^[source]

Stall speed

185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)^[source]

—

Guns

one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod^[source]

—

Hardpoints

four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)^[source]

—

Country of origin

Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01

—

National origin

—

United States^[source]

Developed into

—

Cessna Citation Longitude^[source]

Capacity

—

9^[source]

Aspect ratio

—

9.64^[source]

Airfoil

—

16.3° sweep^[source]

Cabin

—

72 in (1.83 m) height × 77 in (1.96 m) width^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

460 kn (530 mph, 850 km/h) Mach .80^[source]

Time to altitude

—

16 min to FL370^[source]

Wing loading

—

56.7 lb/sq ft (277 kg/m 2 ) MTOW^[source]

Thrust/weight

—

0.38^[source]

Takeoff

—

3,580 ft (1,091 m)^[source]

Landing

—

2,480 ft (756 m)^[source]