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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
G-100 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Gulfstream G100 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Gulfstream Aerospace[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
16.94 m (55 ft 7 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]
G-100 · max fuel, four passengers
Single source5,462 km (3,394 mi, 2,949 nmi) (max fuel, four passengers)[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] | 265: 145 Astra/G100 + 120 G150[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1985–2017[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 1984[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | IAI Westwind[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] | 4,910 L (1,300 US gal; 1,080 imp gal) usable[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 | Israel[source]Gulfstream G100 · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard |
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| Primary user | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Gulfstream G200[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 6–9 passengers[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.8:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | IAI Sigma-2[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 1750 lb. per hour[source] |
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