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Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
O-1E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cessna O-1 Bird Dog |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Observation aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Cessna[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Active as warbirds and with civilian pilots[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
25 ft 10 in (7.87 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]
O-1E · 1 × Continental O-470-11 air-cooled flat-six
Single source1 × Continental O-470-11 air-cooled flat-six , 213 hp (159 kW)[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.
United States Army United States Air Force United States Marine Corps Royal Thai Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 3,431[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1950–1959[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 14 December 1949[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cessna 170[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Cessna 308[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 41 US gal (34 imp gal; 160 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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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1950[source] |
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| Retired | — | 1974 (U.S.)[source] |
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| Developed into | — | SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019[source] |
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| Absolute ceiling | — | 24,800 ft (7,600 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 560 ft (170 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 600 ft (180 m)[source] |
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