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Measured figures
L-59E · Length
Single source12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)[source]
Tu-134A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Tupolev Tu-134 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Airliner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Tupolev, KhAZ[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | In limited use[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] |
37.1 m (121 ft 9 in)[source]
Tu-134A · fuselage diameter
Single source2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) fuselage diameter[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]
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.
Aeroflot (historical) Soviet Air Force (historical) Russian Air Force Air Koryo[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | 854 (852 + 2 prototypes)[source] |
|---|
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | 1966–1989[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | 29 July 1963[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Tupolev Tu-124[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] | 13,200 L (3,500 US gal; 2,900 imp gal)[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 | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Designer | — | Tupolev[source] |
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| Built by | — | Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 9 September 1967[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 72–84 passengers / 8,200 kg (18,078 lb)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: PR-1-10S-9 (15.7%); tip: PR-1-10S-9 (12%)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Tu-134A · Max takeoff weight
Single source