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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Grob G103a Twin II |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Two-Seater Class sailplane[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Grob Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built |
8.18 m (26 ft 10 in)[source]
L-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]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
L-59E · Service ceiling
Single source11,800 m (38,700 ft)[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.
80[source]
549[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[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] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[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 | — | Germany[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 17.1[source] |
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| g limits | — | +5.3/-2.65 at Va[source] |
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| Maximum glide ratio | — | ca. 36.5[source] |
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| Rate of sink | — | 0.64 m/s (126 ft/min)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 32.6 kg/m 2 (6.68 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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580 kg (1,280 lb)[source]