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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
WC-130J Weatherbird · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Lockheed WC-130 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Weather reconnaissance[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Lockheed Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Active[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[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]
WC-130J Weatherbird · with 35,000 lb (15,876 kg) payload
Single source1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km) with 35,000 lb (15,876 kg) payload[source]
WC-130J Weatherbird · 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 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.
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| Number built | 80[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] | C-130 Hercules C-130J Super 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] | — |
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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]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. WC-130J Hercules |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1962[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64A318 ; tip: NACA 64A412[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed Dowty R391 constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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