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Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
SportStar Max · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Evektor SportStar |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Light Sport Aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Evektor-Aerotechnik[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
5.98 m (19 ft 7 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; SportStar Max · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; SportStar Max · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
SportStar Max · 1 × Rotax 912ULS four-cylinder air and liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, piston engine
Single source1 × Rotax 912ULS four-cylinder air and liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, piston engine, 73.4 kW (98.4 hp)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
SportStar Max · Endurance
Single source8 hours 30 minutes[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1997–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Evektor EPOS[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 118 L (31 US gal; 26 imp gal) usable / 85 kg (187 lb) max fuel weight[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 83 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn) power off flaps up[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 | — | Czech Republic[source] |
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| Capacity | — | one passenger[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 2315 mod[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed VZLU V230C ground adjustable propeller[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +6/-3[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 56.6 kg/m 2 (11.6 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.128 kW/kg (0.078 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 190 m (623 ft)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft) | — | 365 m (1,198 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 180 m (591 ft)[source] |
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