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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 | Fokker 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Turboprop regional airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Fokker[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
25.25 m (82 ft 10 in)[source]
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B turboprop engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B turboprop engines, 1,864 kW (2,500 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]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
PopulAir Skyward Express Air Panama Mahan Air[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 213[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1985–1997[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 28 December 1985[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Fokker F27 Friendship[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] | 4,120 kg (9,080 lb)[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 | — | Netherlands[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1987[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 46 seats at 34" pitch to 56 seats at 30" pitch, 5,500 kg (12,100 lb) max payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 12.01[source] |
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| Fuselage width | — | 2.70 m (8.9 ft)[source] |
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| Cabin Width | — | 2.50 m (98 in)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | six-bladed Dowty Rotol composite propellers, 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in) diameter[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 297.4 kg/m 2 (60.9 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Takeoff | — | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) - ISA, SL, MTOW[source] |
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| Landing | — | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) - ISA, SL, MLW[source] |
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