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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Skyvan 3 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Short SC.7 Skyvan |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Utility aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Short Brothers[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
12.21 m (40 ft 1 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; Skyvan 3 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Skyvan 3 · Max takeoff weight
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]
Skyvan 3 · 2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 -2-201A turboprops (715 shp) each
Single source2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 -2-201A turboprops , 533 kW (715 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]
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] | 149[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1963-1986[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 17 January 1963[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[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] | 1,109 L (244 imp gal; 293 US gal)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | 111 km/h (69 mph, 60 kn) flaps down, EAS[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 | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Short 330 Short 360 C-23 Sherpa[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 19 passengers[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hartzell HC-B3TN-5/T10282H variable-pitch propeller[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 402 km/h (250 mph, 217 kn) EAS[source] |
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| Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft) | — | 482 m (1,581 ft) (STOL)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 567 m (1,860 ft) (STOL)[source] |
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