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

IAR-818
Landplane utility aircraft
IAR-818H
Floatplane with twin floats and added ventral fin

Specifications

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

  1. ^ 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.