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Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Turboprop[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Piper Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | — |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built |
34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)[source]
Maximum; 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]
econ. cruise, 45 min reserves
Single source1,702 mi (2,739 km, 1,479 nmi) (econ. cruise, 45 min reserves)[source]
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-28 turboprops , 620 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-28 turboprops , 620 shp (460 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.
80[source] |
823[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1974–1985[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 29 August 1969[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Piper PA-31 Navajo[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] | 382 US gal (318 imp gal; 1,450 L) usable fuel[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 88 mph (142 km/h, 76 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 | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 25, cell 2; revision 1370518079; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Developed into | — | Piper PA-42 Cheyenne[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 4–6 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 63 2 -415 at root, 63A212 at tip[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hartzell HC-BTN-3B constant-speed propellers , 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) diameter[source] |
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| Takeoff run to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,980 ft (600 m)[source] |
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| Landing run from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,860 ft (570 m)[source] |
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