IAR 95
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The IAR 95 Spey was a Romanian project for a supersonic fighter jet. The project was started in the late 1970s and cancelled in 1981. Shortly after, the project was restarted again. The project was cancelled for good in 1988 due to lack of funds before a prototype could be built, although a full-scale mockup was being constructed.
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[edit] Design and development
The design was a high wing monoplane with lateral air intakes, a single fin, and a single engine. Designs with two fins and two engines were also considered but it was decided to go with the single engine single fin design. Other designations given to this project are IAR-101 and IAR-S and refer to different design layouts. The IAR-95 is similar in appearance and (projected) performance to the Chinese FC-1, a joint Chinese-Pakistani fighter jet designed in the 1990s.
Romania considered a joint program with Yugoslavia, but the latter declined because it was designing its own supersonic fighter jet, the Novi Avion.
[edit] Specifications
The following technical data applies to the design that progressed the furthest:
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2
- Length: 16.0 m ()
- Wingspan: 9.3 m ()
- Height: 5.45 m ()
- Wing area: 27.9 m² (56.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 7880 kg ()
- Max takeoff weight: 15,200 kg ()
- Powerplant: 1× Tumansky R-29-300 afterburning turbofans
Performance
Armament
- 3200 kg of various missiles and bombs
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
[edit] References
- Romanian National Institute for Aerospace Research INCAS S.A.
- International Air Power Review, Winter 2001-2002
- Pictures and technical information of IAR 95
[edit] External links
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