PZL I-22 Iryda

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PZL I-22 Iryda, PZL M93 Iryda, PZL M96 Iryda - twin-engine, two-seat Polish military jet trainer aircraft.

Contents 1 History 2 Operators 3 Specifications (M93K) 4 Related content

[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 a lack of funding. Another reason 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 (M93K)

Data from Instytut Lotnictwa,^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2: student, instructor
• Length: 13.22 m (43.36 ft)
• Wingspan: 9.60 m (31.49 ft)
• Height: 4.30 m (14.10 ft)
• Wing area: 19.92 m² (214.31 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,600 kg (10,143 lbs)
• Loaded weight: 6,650 kg (14,663 lbs)
• Useful load: 1,800 kg (3,969 lbs)
• Max takeoff weight: 7,500 kg (16537.5 lbs)
• Powerplant: 2× PZL K-15 turbojet, 14.7 kN (3307.5 lbs/ft) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: .82 Mach (584 mph) 940 km/h at altitude 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Range: 1,200 km (746 miles)
• Service ceiling: 13,700 m (44,936 feet)
• Rate of climb: 41 m/s (134.5 fps)
• Thrust/weight: 2.5

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