Indonesian Aerospace N-219
| N-219 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Light utility transport |
| National origin | Indonesia |
| Manufacturer | Indonesian Aerospace |
| Status | Under development |
| Unit cost |
$4,000,000[1] |
| Developed from | IPTN NC-212 |
The Indonesian Aerospace N-219 is a new light transport aircraft designed by Indonesian Aerospace for multi-purpose missions in remote areas.[2]
Design and development
The N-219 was developed from the CASA C-212 Aviocar and, like that design, is also of all metal construction. It is claimed that it will have the largest cabin volume in its class, along with a flexible door system to allow a multi-purpose missions for transporting passengers and cargo. N-219 has been design to comply with FAR 23 (commuter category aircraft) and will be certified in 2013, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2014. Foreign certification will be pursued later. The initial price is forecast to be US$4 million each,[3] while the predicted development budget was about $30 million for 15 aircraft.[4]
Due to funding shortages loans for US$65M to develop the N-219 were procured from the $1B Qatar-Indonesia Joint Investment Fund in 2006.[5]
In June 2011, the Industry Minister requested that the Indonesian government provide Rp.59 billion (US$6.9M) to complete the N-219 prototype. Budi Darmadi, Director General of the Industry Ministry's Advanced Technology-Based Seed Industry indicated he believed that the aircraft has good market potential, due to the age of most other aircraft in its class.[6][7]
The total market for the N-219 was forecast as 97 civil and 57 military aircraft. On August 2013, the company announced that they had secured an order for 100 aircraft from Lion Air for delivery in 2016.[8] On 13 April 2015 three memoranda of understanding were signed between the manufacturer and Nusantara Buana Air for 20 aircraft with ten on option, with Aviastar Mandiri for 20 aircraft with ten options and with Trigana Air Service for ten aircraft with five options.[9]
Specifications
Data from Manufacturer[10]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 19 passengers
- Length: 54 ft 1 in (16.49 m)
- Wingspan: 64 ft 0 in (19.5 m)
- Height: 20 ft 3 in (6.18 m)
- Empty weight: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 15,498 lb (7,030 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines, 850 shp (630 kW) each
- Propellers: 4-bladed Hartzell Propeller
Performance
- Cruise speed: 210 kn (242 mph; 389 km/h)
- Stall speed: 59 kn (68 mph; 109 km/h)
- Range: 840 nmi (967 mi; 1,556 km)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) operating altitude, max altitude 24,000 feet (7,315 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,938 ft/min (9.85 m/s)
See also
- Related development
References
- ↑ Bayu Galih (31 January 2015). "Research and Technology Minister: Thailand Already ordered N219 Made in Indonesia". Kompas. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Airframer (January 2011). "Indonesian Aerospace N-219". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Irawan, Ade (June 2011). "Pesawat Baru N-219 Garapan PT DI Dibandrol US$ 4 Juta". detikFinance. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "PT DI Kembangkan Pesawat N-219". January 12, 2012.
- ↑ Menafn (December 2010). "IAe to bid for finance from Qatar-Indonesia Fund". The Peninsula. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Hapsari, Rukmi and Adi Teguh (June 2011). "Government Establishes N-219 Development Fund". Indonesia Finance Today. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ "PT DI Siap Ciptakan Pesawat N-219, 'Burung Besi' Asli RI". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lion Air Sepakat Beli 100 Unit N219 PT DI Klaim Lion Air Sepakat Beli 100 Unit N219". Indo Aviation. August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dirgantara Indonesia Receives Order for N219 Aircraft". April 15, 2015.
- ↑ Indonesian Aerospace (2011). "N219". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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