IAR-818
| IAR 818 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Multipurpose aircraft |
| National origin | Romania |
| Manufacturer | Industria Aeronautică Română |
| First flight | 1960 |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Developed from | IAR-817 |
The IAR-818 was a Romanian multipurpose aircraft based on the IAR-817. It was developed by IAR in both landplane and floatplane forms.
Variants
[edit]- IAR-818
- Landplane utility aircraft
- IAR-818H
- Floatplane with twin floats and added ventral fin
Specifications
[edit]Data from Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2
- Capacity: 5-6
- Length: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 25.4 m2 (273 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 805 kg (1,775 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Avia M-337 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 155 kW (208 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
- Ferry range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Take-off run: 80–100 m (260–330 ft)
- Landing run: 40 m (130 ft)
References
[edit]- ^ Gugju, Ion; Gheorghe Iacobescu; Ovidiu Ionescu. Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974. Brasov. pp. 242–245.
- Vlad, Danut (March–April 1998). "Out of the Ashes: The Romanian Aviation Industry Since 1945". Air Enthusiast. No. 74. pp. 9–19. ISSN 0143-5450.
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