PZL I-22 Iryda
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PZL I-22 Iryda, PZL M-93 Iryda, PZL M-96 Iryda - twin-engine, two-seat Polish military jet trainer aircraft.
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[edit] History
In 1976 program of new jet trainer for the Polish Air Force started in Instytut Lotnictwa (polish: Institute of Aeronautics) to replace TS-11 Iskra. Iryda was designed in PZL Mielec (then WSK-Mielec). The first prototype was flown on March 3, 1985. Project was finally cancelled in the 1990s due to problems and lacks of fundings. Additional cause was a crash of the pre-production series aircraft, even though the cause of accident was exceeding of the performance limits during forced flutter tests.
[edit] Operators
- Poland.
- Polish Air Force. 8 aircraft (1992-1996)
[edit] Specifications (I-22 Iryda M-93K)
Data from Instytut Lotnictwa,[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: student, instructor
- Length: 13.22 m ()
- Wingspan: 9.60 m ()
- Height: 4.30 m ()
- Wing area: 19.92 m² ()
- Empty weight: 4,600 kg ()
- Loaded weight: 6,650 kg ()
- Useful load: 1,800 kg ()
- Max takeoff weight: 7,500 kg ()
- Powerplant: 2× PZL K-15 turbojet, 14.7 kN () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: .82 Mach (mph) 940 km/h at altitude 5,000 m
- Range: 1,200 km ()
- Service ceiling: 13,700 m ()
- Rate of climb: 41 m/s ()
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