IAR 825

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]

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

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
 Romania

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
  1. 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.
  2. "CEN12LA446: Full Narrative". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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