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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Daher Kodiak |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Quest Aircraft Daher[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)[source]
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-34 turboprop , 750 shp ( ) takeoff power (700 shp (
Single source) continuous
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-34 turboprop , 750 shp (560 kW) takeoff power (700 shp (520 kW) continuous)[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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 300 (2021)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2007-present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | October 16, 2004[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[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] | — |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 69 mph (110 km/h, 60 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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| Designer | — | Evan Mortenson[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | January 2008[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 9 passengers[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.4[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed constant speed, feathering, reversible, 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) diameter[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 30.2 lb/sq ft (147 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Take-off distance | — | 934 ft (285 m)[source] |
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| Landing roll | — | 705 ft (215 m)[source] |
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