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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 | Gulfstream IV |
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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] |
88 ft 4 in (26.92 m)[source]
L-59E · Height
Single source4.77 m (15 ft 8 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]
Cruise; Cruising speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceCruise; Cruising speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceCruise; Mach 0.80 – Mach 0.85 (
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.88 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 0.80 – Mach 0.85 (459–488 kn; 850–903 km/h; 528–561 mph)[source]
Mach 0.88 (505 kn; 935 km/h; 581 mph)[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 Army United States Navy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 900+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1985–2018[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | September 19, 1985[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Gulfstream III[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 | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 16, cell 4; revision 1373018679; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Developed into | — | Gulfstream V[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 19[source] |
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