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L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Y-9 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Shaanxi Y-9 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Shaanxi Aircraft Company[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In service, in production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
36.065 m (118 ft 4 in)[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]
Y-9 · 4 × WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines (5,100 shp) each
Single source4 × WoJiang WJ-6C turboprop engines, 3,800 kW (5,100 shp) 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.
People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation Namibian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 150+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 2010–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | November 2010[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Shaanxi Y-8[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] | 23,000 kg (50,706 lb)[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 | — | China[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2012[source] |
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| Variants | — | Shaanxi KJ-500 Shaanxi Y-9JZ Shaanxi KQ-200[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 20,000 kg (44,092 lb) cargo / 106 paratroopers / 72 medevac +3 attendants[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: C-5-18 ; tip: C-3-14[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed JL-4 composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propellers[source] |
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| Maximum operating altitude | — | 8,000 m (26,000 ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.234 kW/kg (0.142 hp/lb)[source] |
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