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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
PC-12NG · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Pilatus PC-12 |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Passenger and cargo aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)[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; PC-12NG · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; PC-12NG · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceL-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]
PC-12NG · HSC, VFR Reserves
Single source3,417 km (2,123 mi, 1,845 nmi) (HSC, VFR Reserves)[source]
PC-12NG · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P turboprop engine 1,200 shp
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P turboprop engine, 890 kW (1,200 shp)[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.
PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service Tradewind Aviation United States Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 2,000 (as of May 2023 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1991–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 31 May 1991[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | — |
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| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | Pilatus U-28 Draco[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 1,226 kg (2,703 lb) / 1,521 L (402 US gal; 335 imp gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn)[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 | — | Switzerland[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1994[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 6 to 9 passengers seats[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root : NASA LS(1)-0417MOD; tip : NASA LS(1)-0313[source] |
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| Maximum landing weight | — | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)[source] |
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| Maximum zero fuel weight | — | 4,100 kg (9,039 lb)[source] |
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| Cabin | — | 5.16 metres (16.9 ft) long, 1.47 metres (4.8 ft) high, up to 1.52 metres (5.0 ft) wide[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hartzell Propeller composite, 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in) diameter composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propeller[source] |
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| Take-off distance over 50 ft (15 m) | — | 793 m (2,602 ft)[source] |
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| Landing distance over 50 ft (15 m) | — | 661 m (2,169 ft)[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 250 L/h (66 gal/h; 55 imp gal/h) (915 km (569 mi; 494 nmi) trip, including climb, cruise and descent, 491 km/h (305 mph; 265 kn) average block speed)[source] |
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