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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Hawker 400XPR · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Hawker 400 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Hawker Beechcraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Out of production, in service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
48 ft 5 in (14.76 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; Hawker 400XPR · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Hawker 400XPR · 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]
Hawker 400XPR · at 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
Single source2,160 nmi (2,490 mi, 4,000 km) at 45,000 ft (13,700 m)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Hawker 400XPR · 2 × Williams International FJ44 -4A-32 turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Williams International FJ44 -4A-32 turbofan , 3,200 lbf (14 kN) thrust each[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.
Flight Options Travel Management Co.[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 951: 92 Mitsubishi MU-300, 859 Beechjet 400[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1978–2009[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | August 29, 1978 (as Mitsubishi Diamond)[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] | 92 kn (106 mph, 171 km/h) (full flaps)[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 | — | Japan/United States[source] |
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| Variants | — | T-1 Jayhawk Nextant 400XT[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 7–9 passengers, 5,600 lb (2,500 kg) useful load[source] |
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| Pressurization | — | 9.1 psi (0.63 bar)[source] |
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| Cabin height | — | 4.75 ft (1.45 m)[source] |
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| Cabin width | — | 4.92 ft (1.50 m)[source] |
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| Fuel burn at high-speed cruise | — | 913 lb/h (414 kg/h) at 447 kn TAS at FL450[source] |
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| Fuel burn at long-range cruise | — | 761 lb/h (345 kg/h) at 425 kn TAS at FL450[source] |
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