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Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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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 | Gulfstream G550 |
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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] |
96 ft 5 in (29.39 m)[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]
L-59E · Wing area
Single source18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq 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.
United States Air Force United States Navy Israeli Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | >600[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2003–2021[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 31 August 2001[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Gulfstream V[source] |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 41,300 lb (18,733 kg)[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 | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2004[source] |
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| Successors | — | Gulfstream G600[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 14–19 passengers / 6,200 lb (2,812 kg) payload[source] |
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| Cabin dimensions: height × width × length | — | 6 ft 2 in × 7 ft 4 in × 43 ft 11 in (1.88 m × 2.24 m × 13.39 m); total length including baggage hold: 50 ft 1 in (15.27 m)[source] |
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| Cabin volume | — | 1,669 cu ft (47.26 m 3 ); usable baggage compartment volume: 170 cu ft (4.81 m 3 )[source] |
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| Cabin altitude | — | 6,000 ft (1,829 m)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0012; tip: NACA 0012[source] |
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| Maximum landing weight | — | 75,300 lb (34,156 kg)[source] |
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| High Speed Cruise | — | M0.85 at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)[source] |
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| Long Range Cruise | — | M0.80 at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)[source] |
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| Maximum Mach Operating (MMO) | — | M0.885 at 41,000 ft (12,000 m)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 5,910 ft (1,800 m)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 2,770 ft (840 m)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight