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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
DA62 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Diamond DA62 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Twin engine light aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Diamond Aircraft Industries Aeromot[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production (DA62)[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)[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]
Cruise; DA62 · (TAS) at 75% power
Single sourceMaximum; DA62 · True Air Speed (TAS) at Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) at 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Single source356 km/h (221 mph, 192 kn) True Air Speed (TAS) at Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) at 14,000 ft (4,267 m).[source]
317 km/h (197 mph, 171 kn) (TAS) at 75% power[source]
DA62 · 2 × Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0 liter diesel aircraft engines each
Single source2 × Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0 liter diesel aircraft engines , 134 kW (180 hp) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
DA62 · Endurance
Single source10 h[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] | 273 (April 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2015–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 3 April 2012[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Diamond DA50[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] | 326 litres (72 imp gal; 86 US gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[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 | — | Austria[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | October 2015[source] |
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| Capacity | — | up to six passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed MT propeller MTV-6-R-C-F/CF 194-80[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 379 km/h (235 mph, 205 kn)[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 7.4 US gal (28 L) per hour total at loiter, 11.8 US gal (45 L) per hour at 60% (12,000 ft) in total[source] |
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