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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
C-130H · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Tactical airlifter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Lockheed Corporation Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[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; C-130H · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; C-130H · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Single source865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
L-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]
C-130H · 4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engines, 4,590 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engines, 4,590 shp (3,420 kW) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Air Force United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Marine Corps[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 2,700+ (as of June 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1954–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | August 23, 1954 ( 1954-08-23 )[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] | — |
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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 | — | United States[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | December 1956[source] |
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| Variants | — | Lockheed AC-130 Lockheed DC-130 Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed Martin KC-130 Lockheed LC-130 Lockheed MC-130 Lockheed RC-130 Lockheed WC-130 Lockheed L-100 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 42,000 lb (19,000 kg) payload C-130E/H/J cargo hold: length, 40 ft (12.19 m); width, 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m); height, 9 ft (2.74 m). Rear ramp: length, 123 in (3.12 m); width, 119 in (3.02 m) C-130J-30 cargo hold: length, 55 ft (16.76 m); width, 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m); height, 9 ft (2.74 m). Rear ramp: length, 123 inches (3.12 m); width, 119 in (3.02 m) 92 passengers or 64 airborne troops or 74 litter patients with 5 medical crew or 6 pallets or 2–3 Humvees or 2 M113 armored personnel carriers 1 CAESAR self-propelled howitzer[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Angola | — | Angola[source] |
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| Former operator · Belgium | — | Belgium[source] |
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| Former operator · Brazil | — | Brazil[source] |
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| Former operator · Honduras | — | Honduras[source] |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | — | Rhodesia[source] |
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| Former operator · South Vietnam | — | South Vietnam[source] |
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| Former operator · Spain | — | Spain[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64A318 ; tip: NACA 64A412[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60 constant-speed fully feathering reversible propellers, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter[source] |
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| Takeoff distance | — | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) at 155,000 lb (70,307 kg) max gross weight;[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | C-130 Hercules[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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