Specifications

Specifications (L-39C) Orthographically projected diagram of the Aero L-39 Albatros.
General characteristics * Crew: 2: student and instructor * Length: 12.13 m (39 ft 10 in) * Wingspan: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in) * Height: 4.77 m (15 ft 5 in) * Wing area: 18.8 m² (202 ft²) * Empty weight: 3,459 kg (7,625 lb) * Max takeoff weight: 5,700 kg (12,560 lb) * Powerplant: 1× Progress/Ivchenko AI-25TL turbofan, 16.9 kN (3,800 lbf) Performance * Never exceed speed: Mach 0.80 * Maximum speed: 750 km/h (400 knots, 470 mph) at 4,000 m (16,000 ft) * Range: 1,000 km (540 nm, 620 mi) * Service ceiling 11,500 m (37,730 ft) * Rate of climb: 22 m/s (4,330 ft/min) * Wing loading: 250.0 kg/m² (51.23 lb/ft²) * Thrust/weight: 0.37 * Take-off roll: 530 m (1,700 ft) * Landing roll: 600 m (2,000 ft) Armament * Up to 1,290 kg (2,840 lb) of stores on four external hardpoints, including: * AAMs (K-13) missiles * 7.62 mm machine-gun pods * free-fall and cluster bombs * rocket launchers * drop tanks