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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Il-76MD-90AE · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Ilyushin Il-76 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Strategic and tactical airlifter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Ilyushin, Tashkent Mechanical Plant, Aviastar-SP[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
46.6 m (152 ft 11 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-76MD-90AE · Il-76TD-90
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Il-76MD-90AE · Il-76MD-90A
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]
Ferry; Il-76MD-90AE · Il-76MD-90A with no payload
Single sourceIl-76MD-90AE · Il-76MD-90A with 52 t (51 long tons; 57 short tons) payload
Single source5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi) Il-76MD-90A with 52 t (51 long tons; 57 short tons) payload.[source]
9,700 km (6,000 mi, 5,200 nmi) Il-76MD-90A with no payload.[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.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces People's Liberation Army Air Force Indian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 981[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1971–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 25 March 1971 ( 25 March 1971 )[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] | — |
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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] | 2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon in radar-directed manned turret at base of tail[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] | Bombs: Some military models have four hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs.[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 / Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Built by | — | Tashkent Aviation Production Association (formerly) Aviastar-SP[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | June 1974 ( June 1974 )[source] |
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| Variants | — | Ilyushin Il-78 Beriev A-50 Beriev A-60 Beriev A-100 Shaanxi KJ-2000[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Il-76M 42,000 kg (93,000 lb); Il-76MD 48,000 kg (106,000 lb); Il-76MD-90A 60,000 kg (130,000 lb)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.32 at 200 t (200 long tons; 220 short tons) take-off weight and max. take-off thrust[source] |
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| Minimum landing run | — | 450 m (1,480 ft) with thrust reversers[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Some military models have four hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs.[source] |
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