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Military trainer aircraft COIN
Aero L-59 Super Albatros is a military trainer aircraft COIN. It was built by Aero Vodochody. Reported operators include Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force.
Aero L-59 Super Albatros
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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 | 12.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 12.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 12.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Military trainer aircraft COIN
Aero Vodochody
Out of production, in service
Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force
80
1986–1996
30 September 1986
Aero L-39 Albatros
Aero L-159 ALCA
2
12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
9.54 m (31 ft 4 in) (including tip tanks)
4.77 m (15 ft 8 in)
18.80 m 2 (202.4 sq ft)
4,030 kg (8,885 lb) (includes gun)
7,000 kg (15,432 lb)
1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks
1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust
865 km/h (537 mph, 467 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)
2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (with maximum internal and external fuel)
11,800 m (38,700 ft)
28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)
one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod
four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)
Aero L-59 Czechoslovakia Jet trainer L-59T 6-9
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aero L-59 Super Albatros equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EgyptNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Trainer Aircraft". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
TunisiaRange count for Aero L-59 · L-59T. Service scope: Tunisian Air Force; 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: 6-9. Origin: Czechoslovakia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year; Cited source 2023-08-19. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force
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