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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 | De Havilland Canada Dash 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | STOL regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | de Havilland Canada[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
80 ft 7.75 in (24.5809 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]
with 50 passengers and baggage
Single source690 nmi (790 mi, 1,280 km) with 50 passengers and baggage[source]
4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 turboprop engines, 1,120 shp (840 kW) each[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.
Various airlines Canadian Forces United States Army Air Tindi[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 114[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1975–1988[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | March 27, 1975[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] | — |
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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 | — | Canada[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | February 3, 1978[source] |
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| Developed into | — | De Havilland Canada Dash 8[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 50–54 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63A418 mod ; tip: NACA 63A415 mod[source] |
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| Take-off field length | — | 2,260 ft (689 m)[source] |
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| Landing field length | — | 1,950 ft (594 m)[source] |
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