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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Il-62M · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Ilyushin Il-62 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Narrow-body jet airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Ilyushin, Kazan Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
53.12 m (174 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; Il-62M · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Il-62M · 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]
Il-62M · with 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) payload
Single source10,000 km (6,200 mi, 5,400 nmi) with 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Air Force Air Koryo Rada Airlines Aeroflot (historical)[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 292 (5 prototypes; 94 Il-62; 193 Il-62M)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1963–1995[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 3 January 1963[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] | 105,300 L (27,800 US gal; 23,200 imp gal) / 84,240 kg (185,720 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 | — |
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| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Built by | — | KAPO[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | Il-62 – 15 September 1967 Il-62M – 9 March 1974[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 168–186 passengers[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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