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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Cessna Citation Ultra · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna Citation V |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Corporate jet[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] | United States Army United States Marine Corps[source] |
48 ft 11 in (14.9 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; Cessna Citation Ultra · BOW
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Cessna Citation Ultra · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-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]
Cessna Citation Ultra · two pilots and six passengers, no wind
Single source1,960 nmi (2,260 mi, 3,630 km) two pilots and six passengers, no wind[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Cessna Citation Ultra · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -5D turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -5D turbofans , 3,045 lbf (13.54 kN) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 80[source] | 774 : 262 V, 279 Ultra, 168 Encore, 65 Encore+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1989 (V) – 2011 (Encore+)[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | August 1987[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna Citation S/II[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] | 5,771 lb (2,618 kg)[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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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1987 (Citation V), 1994 (Ultra), 1998 (Encore)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 7–11 passengers[source] |
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| Max. Payload | — | 2,275 lb (1,032 kg)[source] |
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| Cabin length | — | 17.4 ft (5.3 m)[source] |
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| Cabin height × width | — | 4.8 ft × 4.9 ft (1.5 × 1.5 m)[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 2.4 lb/mi (0.67 kg/km) at FL410, 433 kn (802 km/h)[source] |
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| Cabin pressurization | — | 8.9 psi (0.61 bar)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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