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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
DHC-5D · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Utility aircraft[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 |
79 ft 0 in (24.08 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; DHC-5D · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; DHC-5D · 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]
DHC-5D · 2 × General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines, 3,133 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × General Electric CT64-820-4 turboprop engines, 3,133 shp (2,336 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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 122[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1965–1972, 1974–1986[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 9 April 1964[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou[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] | 1,755 imp gal (2,108 US gal; 7,980 L)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 73 kn (84 mph, 135 km/h) 40 degree flaps at 46,900 lb (21,273 kg)[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 | Canada[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 11, cell 2; revision 1376550040; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1965[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 41 troops or 24 stretchers or 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 9.75:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64 3 A417.5 (mod); tip: NACA 63 2 A615[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hamilton Standard 63E60-25, 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) diameter fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| g limits | — | 2.5g (manoeuvring limit load)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 2,300 ft (701 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,750 ft (838 m) (mid cg range)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 850 ft (259 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,010 ft (613 m)[source] |
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