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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Gulfstream III · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Gulfstream III |
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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] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | United States Gabon India Italy[source] |
83 ft 1 in (25.32 m)[source]
Empty; L-59E · includes gun
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-59E · Max takeoff weight
Single source4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)[source]
7,000 kg (15,432 lb)[source]
Empty; Gulfstream III · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Gulfstream III · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; 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 · 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]
Gulfstream III · eight passengers, IFR reserves
Single source3,650 nmi (4,200 mi, 6,760 km) (eight passengers, IFR reserves)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Gulfstream III · 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk 511-8 turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk 511-8 turbofan engines, 11,400 lbf (51 kN) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 80[source] | 206[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1979–1986[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 2 December 1979[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Grumman Gulfstream II[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] | 105 kn (121 mph, 194 km/h)[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 | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Introduction date | — | 1980[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Gulfstream IV/G400/G450[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 19 passengers (standard seating)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6:1[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0012 Mod. ; tip: NACA 64A008.5[source] |
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