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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
1124A Westwind II · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | IAI Westwind |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Business jet[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Aero Commander Israel Aircraft Industries[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
15.93 m (52 ft 3 in)[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; 1124A Westwind II · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; 1124A Westwind II · 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]
1124A Westwind II · 10 pax
Single source1124A Westwind II · with maximum fuel and four passengers
Single source4,430 km (2,750 mi, 2,390 nmi) 10 pax, 5,385 km (3,346 mi; 2,908 nmi) with maximum fuel and four passengers[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
1124A Westwind II · 2 × Honeywell TFE731-3-1G turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × Honeywell TFE731-3-1G turbofan engines, 16.46 kN (3,700 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 80[source] | 442[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1965–1987[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 27 January 1963[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Aero Commander 500[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] | 4,345 kg (9,579 lb)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 184 km/h (114 mph, 99 kn) at maximum landing weight, flaps down, engines idling[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]Original Aero Commander 1121 design |
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| Primary user | — | Pel-Air[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1965[source] |
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| Developed into | — | IAI Astra Gulfstream G100[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 7 pax normal (maximum 10) / 1,474 kg (3,250 lb) maximum payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 6.51[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | IAI 54-12 (Sigma 1 modified)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 868 km/h (539 mph, 469 kn) at 8,840 m (29,000 ft)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 372 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.31[source] |
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| Take-off balanced field length | — | 1,600 m (5,200 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | — | 747 m (2,450 ft) at maximum landing weight[source] |
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