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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Citation Sovereign+ · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna Citation Sovereign |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Cessna ( Textron Aviation )[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force |
63 ft 6 in (19.35 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; Citation Sovereign+ · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Citation Sovereign+ · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Citation Sovereign+ · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D turbofans, 5,907 lbf (26.28 kN) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 349 Sovereign , 94 Sovereign+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2004–2021[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | February 2002[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna Citation Excel[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] | 11,390 lb (5,166 kg) / 1,700 gal (6,435 L)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 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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| Developed into | — | Cessna Citation Latitude[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 12 passengers / 2,765 lb (1,254 kg) payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 9.64[source] |
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| Cabin | — | 68 in (1.73 m) height, 66 in (1.68 m) width[source] |
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| Wing sweep | — | 16.3°[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 56.7 lb/sq ft (277 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Takeoff distance | — | 3,530 ft (1,076 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance | — | 2,600 ft (792 m)[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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