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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Hawker 800 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Hawker 800 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Mid-size business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | British Aerospace (BAe) (1983–1994) Raytheon (1994–2007) Hawker Beechcraft (2007–2013)[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
51 ft 2 in (15.60 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 800 · basic
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Hawker 800 · * Maximum landing 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]
Cruise; Hawker 800 · economical cruise at 39,000–43,000 ft (11,887–13,106 m)
Single sourceMaximum; Hawker 800 · max level speed and max cruising speed at 29,000 ft (8,839 m) / M0.87
Single source456 kn (525 mph, 845 km/h) max level speed and max cruising speed at 29,000 ft (8,839 m) / M0.87[source]
400 kn (460 mph, 740 km/h) economical cruise at 39,000–43,000 ft (11,887–13,106 m)[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 800 · with max payload
Single source2,580 nmi (2,970 mi, 4,780 km) with max payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Brazilian Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 650[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1983–2013[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 26 June 1983[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | British Aerospace 125[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] | 1,248 imp gal (1,499 US gal; 5,674 L) total; 1,060 imp gal (1,273 US gal; 4,819 L) in wing integral tanks + 188 imp gal (226 US gal; 855 L) in rear under-fuselage tank[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 92 kn (106 mph, 170 km/h) in landing configuration at typical landing weight[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 Kingdom[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 8 / 2,000 lb (907 kg) maximum payload[source] |
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| Operating weight empty | — | 16,000 lb (7,257 kg)[source] |
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| Maximum ramp weight | — | 27,520 lb (12,483 kg)[source] |
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| Maximum zero-fuel weight | — | 18,000 lb (8,165 kg)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 73.26 lb/sq ft (357.7 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.313[source] |
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| Take-off balanced field length | — | 5,620 ft (1,713 m) at MTOW[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 4,500 ft (1,372 m) at typical landing weight and 6 pax[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Hawker 800 · Max takeoff weight
Single source