IAR IS-29
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Type designation | IS 29D2 |
Competition class | Standard |
Number built | 200 + |
Crew | 1 |
Length | 7.3 m |
Height | 1.68 m |
Wingspan | 15 m |
Wing area | 10.4 m² |
Wing profile | Airfoil Wortmann Fx-61 –163, root; -60-126, tip |
Empty mass | ca. 240 kg |
Maximum mass | 360 kg |
Wing loading | 34.62 kg/m² |
Maximum speed | 225 km/h |
Rough air speed | 172 km/h |
Stall speed | 75 km/h |
Minimum sink rate | ca. 0.58 m/s (78 km/h) |
Best glide ratio | 37 at 93 km/h |
The 15-meter single place sister of the IS-28 series, the IS-29D2 single-seater has retractable gear, camber-changing flaps and Hütter type airbrakes on the upper wing surface only. The T-tail has a fixed stabilizer and elevator. The –29D model is of all metal construction while the earlier –29B has wooden wings. Developments include 19 m. (-29E2) and 20 m. (29E3) versions and a flapless, fixed gear 16.5-meter ‘club’ model (-29G). All EXP except IS-29D2, ATC
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