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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Dornier 228NG · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Dornier 228 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Dornier GmbH RUAG General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
16.56 m (54 ft 4 in)[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; Dornier 228NG · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Dornier 228NG · 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]
Dornier 228NG · 2 × Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop (776 shp) each
Single source2 × Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop , 579 kW (776 shp) each[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 · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Dornier 228NG · Endurance
Single source10 hours[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Indian Air Force Indian Coast Guard Indian Navy[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | Dornier: 245 HAL: 125[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | Dornier: 1982–1997 HAL : 1985–present RUAG: 2010–2020 General Atomics: 2021-Present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 28 March 1981[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Dornier Do 28[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] | 1,885 kg (4,156 lb)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 137 km/h (85 mph, 74 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 | Germany[source] |
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| Built by | — | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | July 1982[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 19 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | Do A-5[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 5-bladed MT-Propeller , 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter fully- feathering constant-speed propellers[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 0.945 kg/km (3.35 lb/mi) at 413 km/h (257 mph; 223 kn) IAS[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 792 m (2,600 ft) (MTOW, ISA, SL)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 451 m (1,480 ft) (MLW, ISA, SL)[source] |
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