HESA IrAn-140
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| IrAn-140 | |
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| Type | Airliner/Transport/AWACS |
| Manufacturers | HESA |
| Designed by | Antonov |
| Maiden flight | 17 September 1997 |
| Status | Operational |
| Primary users | IRIAF Safiran Airlines |
| Produced | 2003-present |
| Number built | 8 |
| Unit cost | US$9 million |
| Developed from | Antonov An-140 |
The HESA IrAn-140 or Iran-140, ( ايران۱۴۰) is a short-range turboprop airliner. , An Antonov An-140 under licence by HESA in Iran, it can carry a maximum of 52 passengers. Regional Antonov An-140 aircraft is designed for transporting passengers or combination of passengers and cargo.
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[edit] Production
HESA has a production capacity of 12 aircrafts per year for the IR.AN-140 at the present time (2008).[1]
[edit] Civil operators
- Safiran Airlines - In August 2006 a total of 3 IrAn-140 aircraft are in airline service, with a further 3 firm orders.[2]
[edit] Specifications (IR.An-140)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.Data from www.antonov.com[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 52 passengers
- Length: 22.60 m (74 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 24.505 m (80 ft 5 in)
- Height: 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 51 m² (549 ft²)
- Empty weight: 12,810 kg (28,240 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 19,150 kg (42,220 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Klimov TW3-117WMA-SBM1 or Iranian engine TV-3[1] turboprops, 1,838 kW (2,466 shp) each
- Alternate powerplant: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127A turboprops, 2,500 shp (1,900 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 575 km/h (310 knots, 357 mph)
- Cruise speed: 460 (250 knots, 290 mi)
- Range: 1380 km (745 nm, 860 mi) [4]
- Ferry range: 3,680 km (1,990 nm, 2,290 mi)
- Service ceiling 7200 m (23600 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (1,345 ft/min)
[edit] References
- ^ Iran plane manufacturing company can produce 24 plane annually - Irna
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Antonov An-140. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ At 520 km/h (280 kt, 320 mph) at 7,200 m (24,000 ft) with a 6,000 kg (13,000) payload.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
- Iran Aviation Industries Organization
- Military of Iran
- List of Iranian Air Force aircraft
- Iranian military industry
- Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
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