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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
XP-1 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Kawasaki P-1 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Kawasaki Aerospace Company[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service (36)[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
38 m (124 ft 8 in)[source]
XP-1 · Combat range
Single source2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)[source]
L-59E · Wing area
Single source18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)[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.
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| Number built | 80[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 28 September 2007[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Kawasaki YPX[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] | — |
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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] | 8, 2x on each wing and 2x on each wing root. Eight internal bomb bay stations with a capacity of 9,000 kg (19,842 lb) +, with provisions to carry combinations of:[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 | — | Japan[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2013[source] |
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| Missiles | — | AGM-84 Harpoon ASM-1C AGM-65 Maverick[source] |
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| Bombs | — | mines depth charges[source] |
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| Other | — | MK-46 Type 97 torpedo Type 12 torpedo 30+ pre-loaded sonobuoys , 70+ sonobuoys deployable from inside[source] |
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| Radar | — | Toshiba, Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system[source] |
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| Sonar | — | NEC, multi-static sound navigation system sound[source] |
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| Anti-submarine systems | — | SHINKO ELECTRIC CO.LTD., Advanced combat direction system[source] |
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| Data-link | — | Kawasaki, data link system[source] |
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