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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
TBM 900 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | SOCATA TBM |
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| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Executive transport and civil utility[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | SOCATA Daher[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
10.72 m (35 ft 2 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; TBM 900 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; TBM 900 · 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]
Cruise; TBM 900 · long-range cruise at 9,449 m (31,001 ft)
Single sourceMaximum; TBM 900 · maximum cruise at 8,534 m (28,000 ft)
Single source611 km/h (380 mph, 330 kn) maximum cruise at 8,534 m (28,000 ft)[source]
467 km/h (290 mph, 252 kn) long-range cruise at 9,449 m (31,001 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]
TBM 900 · Range
Single sourceTBM 900 · with max fuel at long-range cruise and
Single source3,304 km (2,053 mi, 1,784 nmi) with max fuel at long-range cruise and 9,449 m (31,001 ft)[source]
TBM 900 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D turboprop engine 850 shp
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D turboprop engine, 630 kW (850 shp)[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.
French Army French Air and Space Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 1000 (as of October 2020 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1988–present[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 14 July 1988[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Mooney 301[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] | 1,100 L (290 US gal) usable[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 | — | France[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1990[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 4-6 (including flight crew) / 636 kg (1,402 lb) max payload[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 9.145[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: RA 16-43; tip: RA 13.3-43[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 5-bladed Hartzell constant-speed propeller[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 9,449 m (31,001 ft) in 18 minutes 45 seconds[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 208 L/h (55 gal/h; 46 imp gal/h) / 164 kg/h (362 lb/h) at 593 km/h (368 mph; 320 kn) TAS, FL310, normal cruise, at 2,858 kg (6,301 lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 726 m (2,382 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 741 m (2,431 ft)[source] |
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