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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-96 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Widebody jet airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service, in production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
55.35 m (181 ft 7 in)[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 · Wing area
Single source18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)[source]
L-59E · Service ceiling
Single source11,800 m (38,700 ft)[source]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
Maximum payload
Single source40 t (88,105 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Air Force Cubana de Aviación Sky Gates Airlines Aeroflot (historical)[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 34[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 28 September 1988 ( 1988-09-28 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Ilyushin Il-86[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] | 152,620 L (40,322 US gal , 33,575 imp 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 / Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Built by | — | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 29 December 1992 with Aeroflot[source] |
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| Wing geometry | — | 60.12 m (197 ft 3 in) span, 350 m 2 (3767.9 ft²), 30° sweep[source] |
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| OEW | — | 120.4 t (265,198 lb)[source] |
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