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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 | GippsAero GA8 Airvan |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Utility aircraft/Transport[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | GippsAero[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built |
8.95 m (29 ft 4 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]
1 × Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 air-cooled flat-six
Single source1 × Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 air-cooled flat-six , 220 kW (300 hp)[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.
80[source] |
262[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2000–2020, 2025–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 3 March 1995[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[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] | 340 L (74.8 Imp Gallons)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 97 km/h (60 mph, 52 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 | — | Australia[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Civil Air Patrol[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | December 2000[source] |
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| Developed into | — | GippsAero GA10[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Seven passengers[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.9:1[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed Hartzell F8475R constant speed propeller[source] |
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| Endurance | — | Six hours[source] |
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