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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Ilyushin Il-276 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Military transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Under development[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
37.7 m (123 ft 8 in)[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]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Payload
Single source20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb)[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | Sometime in 2026[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] | 30,700 kilograms (67,700 lb)[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 | Russia, India[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | Under development[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 70 to 150 passengers[source] |
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| Takeoff run | — | 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)[source] |
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