| IAR 825 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer aircraft |
| National origin | Romania |
| Manufacturer | Industria Aeronautică Română |
| First flight | 12 June 1982 |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | IAR-823 |
The IAR-825 Triumf is a Romanian-designed tandem multirole trainer aircraft based on the IAR-823 built for the Romanian Air Force. The aircraft is roughly in the same class with the Brazilian EMBRAER Tucano. The IAR-825 is equipped with the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine. The type's first flight took place on the 12 June 1982.[1]
Only one prototype aircraft exists, formerly registered YR-IGB. It was sold and registered in the US in 2006 as N825BA. It was damaged in a forced landing on July 15, 2012. [2] It is currently registered by the Federal Aviation Authority as airworthy and active on the US civil aircraft register website as at November 2019.
Operators
Specifications (IAR-825)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23012 (modified)
- Empty weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG turboprop engine, 507 kW (680 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 470 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn)
- Cruise speed: 440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
- Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn)
- Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ a b Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1988). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1988–89 (79th ed.). London: Jane's Information Group. p. 200. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
- ^ "CEN12LA446: Full Narrative". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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