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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
HC-130H · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Lockheed HC-130 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | CSAR /rescue aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Lockheed 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; HC-130H · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; HC-130H · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceHC-130H · 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4,300 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4,300 shp (3,200 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]
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.
United States Air Force United States Coast Guard[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | HC-130P/N: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10 HC-130H: 22; two with the Avionics One Upgrade (A1U) HC-130J: 6[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1959–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 1959 2002 (USCG HC-130J) 29 July 2010 (USAF HC-130J)[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Lockheed C-130 Hercules[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] | 62900[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 | — | 1959[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed[source] |
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