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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
SR22-G5 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Cirrus SR22 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Civil utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Cirrus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 80 |
26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)[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]
SR22-G5 · with reserves at 65% power
Single source1,049 nmi (1,207 mi, 1,943 km) with reserves at 65% power[source]
SR22-G5 · 1 × Continental IO-550-N Six cylinder horizontally opposed aircraft engine
Single source1 × Continental IO-550-N Six cylinder horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 310 hp (230 kW)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
L-59E · Wing area
Single source18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
8,785 through 2025[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Cirrus SR20[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] | 92 US gallons (348 litres)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 60 kn (69 mph, 110 km/h) 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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| Capacity | — | 3 passengers (4 using 60/40 flex seating)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | Roncz[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed[source] |
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