Aero L-59 Super Albatros vs Xi'an Y-7

ASupport aircraft

Aero L-59 Super Albatros

Military trainer aircraft COIN

Credit

Michal šenki · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Xi'an Y-7 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Xi'an Y-7

Regional airliner / military transport

Credit

Ronidong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Aero L-59 Super AlbatrosL-59E · Length

12.2 m

Length source ↗

Xi'an Y-7Y-7-100 · Length

24.218 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 36 rows sourced on both sides

12.2mL-59E · Length

24.22mY-7-100 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

12.2 m

L-59E · Length

Single source

12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)^[source]

24.218 m

Y-7-100 · Length

Single source

24.218 m (79 ft 5 in)^[source]

9.54mL-59E · including tip tanks

29.67mY-7-100 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.54 m

L-59E · including tip tanks

Single source

9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) (including tip tanks)^[source]

29.666 m

Y-7-100 · Wingspan

Single source

29.666 m (97 ft 4 in)^[source]

4.77mL-59E · Height

8.55mY-7-100 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.77 m

L-59E · Height

Single source

4.77 m (15 ft 8 in)^[source]

8.553 m

Y-7-100 · Height

Single source

8.553 m (28 ft 1 in)^[source]

21.8t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,030 kg

Empty; L-59E · includes gun

Single source

7,000 kg

Maximum take-off; L-59E · Max takeoff weight

Single source

4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)^[source]

7,000 kg (15,432 lb)^[source]

14,988 kg

Empty; Y-7-100 · operating weight empty

Single source

21,800 kg

Maximum take-off; Y-7-100 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

14,988 kg (33,043 lb) operating weight empty^[source]

21,800 kg (48,061 lb)^[source]

2L-59E · Crew

3Y-7-100 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

L-59E · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

3 people

Y-7-100 · Crew

Single source

3^[source]

865km/hMaximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

503km/hMaximum; Y-7-100 · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

865 km/h

Maximum; L-59E · at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

Single source

865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)^[source]

423 km/h

Cruise; Y-7-100 · at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

Single source

503 km/h

Maximum; Y-7-100 · Maximum speed

Single source

503 km/h (313 mph, 272 kn)^[source]

423 km/h (263 mph, 228 kn) at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)^[source]

2,000km

910kmY-7-100 · maximum payload

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,000 km

L-59E · at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)

Single source

2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)^[source]

910 km

Y-7-100 · maximum payload

Single source

910 km (570 mi, 490 nmi) maximum payload^[source]

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1,800kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,800 kW

Y-7-100 · 2 × Dongan WJ-5A turboprop engines (2,400 shp) each equivalent

Single source

2 × Dongan WJ-5A turboprop engines, 1,800 kW (2,400 shp) each equivalent^[source]

21.6kNL-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust

—

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

21.57 kN

L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust

Single source

1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust^[source]

18.8m²L-59E · Wing area

75.3m²Y-7-100 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.8 m²

L-59E · Wing area

Single source

18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)^[source]

75.26 m²

Y-7-100 · Wing area

Single source

75.26 m 2 (810.1 sq ft)^[source]

11,800mL-59E · Service ceiling

8,750mY-7-100 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11,800 m

L-59E · Service ceiling

Single source

11,800 m (38,700 ft)^[source]

8,750 m

Y-7-100 · Service ceiling

Single source

8,750 m (28,700 ft)^[source]

28m/sL-59E · 5,510 ft/min

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

28 m/s

L-59E · 5,510 ft/min

Single source

28.0 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.

Configuration

Details

Aero L-59 Super Albatros and Xi'an Y-7 configuration
Specification	Aero L-59 Super Albatros	Xi'an Y-7
Type	Military trainer aircraft COIN^[source]	Regional airliner / military transport^[source]
Manufacturer	Aero Vodochody^[source]	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]
Status	Out of production, in service^[source]	In military service, in production^[source]
Primary users	Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force^[source]	People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation^[source]
Number built	80^[source]	200+^[source]
Manufactured	1986–1996^[source]	1977-present^[source]
First flight	30 September 1986^[source]	20 February 1984^[source]
Developed from	Aero L-39 Albatros^[source]	Antonov An-24 Antonov An-26^[source]
Variant	Aero L-159 ALCA^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks^[source]	—
Stall speed	185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)^[source]	—
Guns	one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod^[source]	—
Hardpoints	four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)^[source]	—
Country of origin	Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01	—
National origin	—	China^[source]
Developed into	—	Xi'an MA60^[source]
Capacity	—	52 passengers max^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	11.69^[source]
Airfoil	—	root: TsAGI S-5-18; tip: TsAGI S-3-13^[source]
Max zero-fuel weight	—	19,655 kg (43,332 lb)^[source]
Max landing weight	—	21,800 kg (48,061 lb)^[source]
Propellers	—	4-bladed constant-speed feathering propellers, 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) diameter^[source]
Take-off run	—	640 m (2,100 ft) at MTOW^[source]
Landing run	—	645 m (2,116 ft) at MLW^[source]

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Aero L-59 Super Albatros

Xi'an Y-7

Type

Military trainer aircraft COIN^[source]

Regional airliner / military transport^[source]

Manufacturer

Aero Vodochody^[source]

Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]

Status

Out of production, in service^[source]

In military service, in production^[source]

Primary users

Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force^[source]

People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation^[source]

Number built

80^[source]

200+^[source]

Manufactured

1986–1996^[source]

1977-present^[source]

First flight

30 September 1986^[source]

20 February 1984^[source]

Developed from

Aero L-39 Albatros^[source]

Antonov An-24 Antonov An-26^[source]

Variant

Aero L-159 ALCA^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks^[source]

—

Stall speed

185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)^[source]

—

Guns

one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod^[source]

—

Hardpoints

four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)^[source]

—

Country of origin

Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01

—

National origin

—

China^[source]

Developed into

—

Xi'an MA60^[source]

Capacity

—

52 passengers max^[source]

Aspect ratio

—

11.69^[source]

Airfoil

—

root: TsAGI S-5-18; tip: TsAGI S-3-13^[source]

Max zero-fuel weight

—

19,655 kg (43,332 lb)^[source]

Max landing weight

—

21,800 kg (48,061 lb)^[source]

Propellers

—

4-bladed constant-speed feathering propellers, 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) diameter^[source]

Take-off run

—

640 m (2,100 ft) at MTOW^[source]

Landing run

—

645 m (2,116 ft) at MLW^[source]