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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
P-3C Orion · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Lockheed Lockheed Martin Kawasaki Aerospace Company[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Active[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
116 ft 10 in (35.61 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; P-3C Orion · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; P-3C Orion · MTOW normal
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]
Cruise; P-3C Orion · at 25,000 ft (7,600 m) and 110,000 lb (50,000 kg)
Single sourceMaximum; P-3C Orion · at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) and 105,000 lb (48,000 kg)
Single source411 kn (473 mph, 761 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) and 105,000 lb (48,000 kg)[source]
328 kn (377 mph, 607 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m) and 110,000 lb (50,000 kg)[source]
P-3C Orion · (3 hours on station at 1,500 ft (460 m))
Single source1,345 nmi (1,548 mi, 2,491 km) (3 hours on station at 1,500 ft (460 m))[source]
P-3C Orion · 4 × Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines, 4,910 shp ( ) each (equivalent
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines, 4,910 shp (3,660 kW) each (equivalent)[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
P-3C Orion · at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) on two engines
Single source17 hours 12 minutes at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) on two engines[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Navy Republic of China Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Republic of Korea Navy[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | Lockheed – 650, Kawasaki – 107, Total – 757[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1961–1990[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | November 1959[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Lockheed L-188 Electra[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] | 9,200 US gal (7,700 imp gal; 35,000 L) usable fuel in 5 wing and fuselage tanks; (62,500 lb (28,350 kg) maximum fuel weight); 111 US gal (92 imp gal; 420 L) usable oil in 4 tanks[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 133 kn (153 mph, 246 km/h) flaps up[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] | 10 wing stations in total (3x on each wing and 2x on each wing root) and eight internal bomb bay stations with a capacity of 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: None Missiles: Air-to-surface missile :4× AGM-65 Maverick , 6× AGM-84 Harpoon , 4× AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM-ER) Bombs: Depth charges , Mk 101 Lulu nuclear depth bomb ,10× Mk 20 Rockeye , MK80 Series (18×MK82, MK83, MK84) general-purpose bombs, B57 nuclear bomb (US service only, retired 1993) Other: Mk 44 (mostly retired from service), 8× Mk 46 , 6× Mk 50 , 7× Mk 54 or MU90 Impact torpedoes Mk 25, Mk 39, Mk 55, 7× Mk 56, Mk 60 CAPTOR or 6× Mk 65 or 18× Mk 62 or 11×Mk 63 Quickstrike naval mines Active and passive Sonobuoys[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 | — | August 1962[source] |
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| Variants | — | Lockheed AP-3C Orion Lockheed CP-140 Aurora Lockheed EP-3 Lockheed WP-3D Orion[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Lockheed P-7[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.5[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0014 modified ; tip: NACA 0012 modified[source] |
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| Zero-fuel weight | — | 77,200 lb (35,017 kg)[source] |
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| Maximum landing weight | — | (MLW) 103,880 lb (47,119 kg)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60-77, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propellers[source] |
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| Patrol speed | — | 206 kn (237 mph; 382 km/h) at 1,500 ft (460 m) and 110,000 lb (50,000 kg)[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) in 30 minutes[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 103.8 lb/sq ft (507 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.1455 hp/lb (0.2392 kW/kg) (equivalent)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 4,240 ft (1,290 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 5,490 ft (1,670 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 2,770 ft (840 m)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | None[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-surface missile :4× AGM-65 Maverick , 6× AGM-84 Harpoon , 4× AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM-ER)[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Depth charges , Mk 101 Lulu nuclear depth bomb ,10× Mk 20 Rockeye , MK80 Series (18×MK82, MK83, MK84) general-purpose bombs, B57 nuclear bomb (US service only, retired 1993)[source] |
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| Other | — | Mk 44 (mostly retired from service), 8× Mk 46 , 6× Mk 50 , 7× Mk 54 or MU90 Impact torpedoes Mk 25, Mk 39, Mk 55, 7× Mk 56, Mk 60 CAPTOR or 6× Mk 65 or 18× Mk 62 or 11×Mk 63 Quickstrike naval mines Active and passive Sonobuoys[source] |
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