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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Electronic warfare aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Gulfstream Aerospace (airframe) L3Harris Technologies & BAE Systems (mission systems)[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
96 ft 5 in (29.39 m)[source]
Length: 96 ft[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications · Length: 96 ft 5 in (29.39 m)
L-59E · Crew
Single sourceup to nine: two pilots and up to seven crew members according to mission including the mission crew commander ( electronic warfare officer ), weapon system officer (electronic warfare officer), mission crew supervisor (experienced cryptologic linguist), analysis operators (linguists), one acquisition operator and/or an airborne maintenance technician.[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.
| Number built | 80[source] | 5 out of 10 total planned[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Gulfstream G550[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] | 41,300 lbs[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 | USA[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 15, cell 3; revision 1374105995; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 23 August 2024[source] |
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| Role | — | electronic warfare aircraft[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The EA-37B Compass Call (formerly EC-37B ) is an electronic warfare aircraft based on the Gulfstream G550 entering service with the United States Air Force with the first example delivered on 23 August 2024 to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base for crew training. The plane is replacing the EC-130H Compass Call .[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Among the equipment also found on the aircraft are: Network Centric Collaborative Targeting (NCCT) systems, System Control and Monitoring subsystems, Radio Frequency Receiver (RFR) subsystems, Software-defined Radio (SDR) subsystems, Counter Radar Assembly, Array Panels, AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios, KG-250 In-line Network Encryptors, KY-100 Narrow/wideband Terminals, KIV-77 Mode 4/5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), AN/PYQ-10 C Simple Key Loaders[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 7 September 2017, the US Air Force awarded L3 Technologies (now L3Harris ) a contract to replace the EC-130H Compass Call with an aircraft based on the Gulfstream G550 . The new aircraft was expected to "re-host" up to 70% of the mission equipment currently used on the EC-130H.[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 23 October 2018, Secretary of the Air Force , Heather Wilson , approved Air Combat Command 's request to replace the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft from the 55th Electronic Combat Group (ECG) located at Davis-Monthan AFB , Arizona, with EA-37B aircraft (then known as EC-37B). The basing decision memorandum was signed on 15 November 2018. The first airframe was delivered to the air force in September 2023 for evaluation and testing.[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 96 ft 5 in (29.39 m)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wingspan: 93 ft 6 in (28.50 m)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Empty weight: 48,300 lb (21,909 kg)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 98,000 lb (44,452 kg)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powerplant: 2 × Rolls Royce BR700-710 C4-11 turbofan , 15,385 lbf (68.44 kN) thrust each[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 4,410 mi (7,100 km, 3,830 nmi)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (14,000 m)[source]L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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