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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Super 748 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Avro Hawker Siddeley Hindustan Aeronautics[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service with the Indian Air Force[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
67 ft 0 in (20.42 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; Super 748 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Super 748 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-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]
Super 748 · with max payload
Single source926 nmi (1,066 mi, 1,715 km) (with max payload)[source]
Super 748 · 2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk 536-2 turboprop engines, 2,280 shp ( ) each equivalent
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk 536-2 turboprop engines, 2,280 shp (1,700 kW) each equivalent[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[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.
British Airways Air Creebec Dan-Air Air North Varig[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 380[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1961–1988[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 24 June 1960[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] | 1,440 imp gal (1,730 US gal; 6,500 L) in two wing integral 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 | — |
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| National origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Hawker Siddeley Andover BAe ATP[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 40–58 passengers / 11,323 lb (5,136 kg) payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 11.967[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 23018 ; tip: NACA 4412[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Dowty Rotol constant-speed fully-feathering propellers, 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) diameter[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 56.1 lb/sq ft (274 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.0981 hp/lb (0.1613 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 3,800 ft (1,200 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,034 ft (620 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance | — | 2,624 ft (800 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance | — | 1,968 ft (600 m)[source] |
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