IAR-46

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IAR 46
IAR-46S.jpg
RoleLight aircraft
National origin Romania
Manufacturer IAR
First flight1993
Developed from ICA IS-28

The IAR-46 is a very light two-seater airplane for flight schools, training and tourism. Construction uses conventional riveted joints. The seats are arranged side by side, the conventional left seat being the pilot or student pilot seat. The aircraft has a low trapezoidal wing, empennage in "T" configuration, semi-retractable landing gear (mechanical), with the tailwheel connected to the rudder.

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The aircraft was certificated under JAR-VLA regulations by the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority in November 1999. [1]

Variants

IAR 46
baseline production version
IAR 46S
More powerful 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Rotax 912 S3 engine

Specifications (IAR.46)

Data fromBrassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000, [2] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05.' [3]

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. Jackson 2003, p. 351.
  2. Taylor 1999, p.455.
  3. Jackson, Paul, ed. (2005). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05. London: Jane's Publishing Group. ISBN   0-7106-2614-2.

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