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L-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft
Aero L-159 ALCA is a l-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft. It was built by Aero Vodochody. Reported operators include Czech Air Force Iraqi Air Force.
Czech RepublicAero L-159 ALCA
Milan Nykodym from Kutna Hora, Czech Republic · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedL-159A : Light combat aircraft L-159T : Advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft
Aero Vodochody
Operational
Czech Air Force Iraqi Air Force
L-159A: 72
1997–2003 and 2016–2017
April 2000
4 August 1997
Aero L-59 Super Albatros
1 (L-159A), 2 (L-159B, L-159T1/T2)
12.72 m (41 ft 9 in)
9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) including tip tanks
4.87 m (16 ft 0 in)
18.8 m 2 (202 sq ft)
NACA 64A012
4,350 kg (9,590 lb)
8,000 kg (17,637 lb)
1 × Honeywell/ITEC F124-GA-100 turbofan engine, 28.2 kN (6,300 lbf) thrust
936 km/h (582 mph, 505 kn)
960 km/h (600 mph, 520 kn)
1,570 km (980 mi, 850 nmi)
565 km (351 mi, 305 nmi) lo-lo-lo, gun pod, 2× Mark 82 bombs , 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and 2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks
13,200 m (43,300 ft)
62 m/s (12,200 ft/min)
up to 3 × ZVI PL-20 Plamen 2×20 mm gun pods
7 in total: 3 under each wing (outer pylons only for AAMs ) and 1 under the fuselage holding up to 2,340 kg (5,159 lb)
various laser-guided and unguided bombs GBU , CBU
Entwurfsland Tschechien Tschechien
Rozpětí křídel 31.3 ft
Celková délka 41.73 ft
Celková výška 16 ft
Hmotnost prázdného letounu 9 590 lb
Maximální vzletová hmotnost 17 637 lb
Maximální rychlost při zemi 505 KTAS
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 4.8768 m | Aero Vodochody | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 4.87 m | Aero Vodochody | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 4.8768 m | Aero Vodochody | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 4.87 m | Aero Vodochody | approved |
Dostup 43 300 ft
Rozpětí křídel 9,54 m
Celková délka 12,72 m
Celková výška 4,87 m
Hmotnost prázdného letounu 4 350 kg
Maximální vzletová hmotnost 8 000 kg
Maximální rychlost při zemi 936 km/h
Dostup 13 200 m
Aero L-159 ALCA equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CzechiaReported count for Aero L-159 · L-159A. Service scope: Aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 16. Origin: Czech Republic. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Aero L-159 · L-159A. Service scope: Aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 16. Origin: Czech Republic. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
IraqAir Force exact named equipment holdings: L-159A. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / ATK. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.