IAR 316
IAR 316 | |
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IAR 316 at Otopeni Air Show 2010 | |
Role | Light utility/training helicopter |
Manufacturer | Industria Aeronautică Română |
Introduction | 1971 |
Status | operational for training purposes |
Primary user | Romanian Air Force |
Produced | 1971-1987 |
Number built | 250 |
Developed from | Aérospatiale Alouette III |
The IAR 316 is a Romanian license-built Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III manufactured by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR).
Design and development
IAR 316
IAR began manufacturing the IAR 316 in 1971 at its plant near
IAR 317
The IAR 317 Airfox was an attempt by IAR to make an attack helicopter out of the IAR 316. Equipped with the same license-produced Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, the IAR 317 featured a stepped two-seat armored cockpit for the pilot and the gunner. The tail boom and rear fuselage was almost identical to the 316. Stub wings mounted on either side of the airframe allowed for the carriage of weapons, including rocket pods, machine guns, and anti-tank missiles. Only one prototype was built. It participated in the 1985 Paris Air Show.
Operators
Specifications (IAR 316)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 12.82 m (42 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
- Empty weight: 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 550 kg (1,210 lb) maximum
- Fuselage width: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIBturboshaft, 425 kW (570 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 3 × 11.02 m (36 ft 2 in)
- Main rotor area: 95.4 m2 (1,027 sq ft)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
- Cruise speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Range: 540 km (340 mi, 290 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.33 m/s (852 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × 7.62mm machine gun pod with 1,000 rounds
- 2 hardpoints for anti-tank guided missiles [3]
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Aérospatiale Gazelle
- Hughes H-6
Related lists
- List of helicopters
References
- ^ "World's Air Forces 2000 pg. 47". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2013" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "IAR-316B - Romanian Air Force". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-03-22. IAR 316 on the official site of the Romanian Air Force