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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Il-18D · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Ilyushin Il-18 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Turboprop airliner and reconnaissance aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
35.9 m (117 ft 9 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; Il-18D · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Il-18D · 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]
Il-18D · with 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) maximum payload, at 84 - 85% of maximum continuous power
Single sourceIl-18D · with 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) payload, maximum fuel and reserves for one hour
Single source6,500 km (4,000 mi, 3,500 nmi) with 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) payload, maximum fuel and reserves for one hour. 3,700 km (2,299 mi; 1,998 nmi) with 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) maximum payload, at 84 - 85% of maximum continuous power.[source]
Il-18D · 4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines, 3,170 kW (4,250 hp) each[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.
Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical)[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | at least 678[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1957–1985[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 4 July 1957[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] | 30,000 L (6,599 imp gal; 7,925 US gal)[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 | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Variants | — | Ilyushin Il-20M Ilyushin Il-38[source] |
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| Successors | — | Ilyushin Il-62[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 65-120 passengers[source] |
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| Fuselage diameter | — | 3.5 m (11 ft)[source] |
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| Max. landing weight | — | 52,600 kg (115,963 lb)[source] |
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| Max. zero-fuel weight | — | 48,800 kg (107,586 lb)[source] |
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| Max. taxi weight | — | 64,500 kg (142,198 lb)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed AW-68 I constant speed feathering propellers, 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) diameter Auxiliary power unit: TG-16M (28 Volt DC)[source] |
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| Auxiliary power unit | — | TG-16M (28 Volt DC)[source] |
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| Approach minima | — | ICAO CAT 1 Decision Height 60 m (200 ft) / 800 m (Visibility) or 550 m RVR[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 1,350 m (4,430 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 850 m (2,790 ft)[source] |
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| RPSN-2AMG | — | or RPSN-2N Emblema weather radar[source] |
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| NAS-1B | — | autonomous navigation system DISS-1: doppler speed/drift sensor ANU-1: autonomous navigation computer[source] |
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| DISS-1 | — | doppler speed/drift sensor[source] |
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| ANU-1 | — | autonomous navigation computer[source] |
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| Put'-4M | — | navigation system[source] |
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| KS-6G | — | compass system[source] |
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| DAK-DB | — | remote celestial compass[source] |
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| RSBN-2S Svod | — | SHORAN ( Svod - Dome)[source] |
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| SP-50 Materik | — | ILS[source] |
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| RV-UM | — | radio altimeter[source] |
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| NI-50BM-1 | — | navigation display[source] |
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| ARK-11 | — | main and backup ADF (automatic direction finder)[source] |
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| RSB-5/1230 | — | communications radio[source] |
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| RSIU-5 (R802G) | — | command link radio, 2 of.[source] |
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| SR-2M Khrom | — | IFF transponder ( Khrom - Chromium)[source] |
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| MSRP-12-96 | — | flight data recorder[source] |
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