Fajr F.3
Role Training aircraft
Manufacturer Fajr Aviation & Composites Industry
First flight 1995
Introduction Iran
Status Active service
Primary user Iranian Air Force
Produced 2001—

Fajr F.3 (Persian: فجر اف.۳) is an Iranian full composite four-seat training/touring aircraft built by Fajr Aviation & Composites Industry. First flown in 1995, production commenced in 2001 after the aircraft was certified to JAR-23 standard. It has been speculated that it is a copy/modification of the Cirrus SR-20.[1]

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, a four-seat cabin accessed by gull-winged doors, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2]

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 10.50 m (34.4 ft) span wing mounts flaps. The standard engine used is the 270 hp (201 kW) Lycoming AEIO-540-L185 four-stroke powerplant.[2]

Specifications (Fajr F.3)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 pax
  • Length: 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 14.02 m2 (150.9 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: Horstmann-Quast HQ-42E
  • Empty weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,580 kg (3,483 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 212 L (56 US gal; 47 imp gal)
  • Cabin Width: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 201 kW (270 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 296 km/h (184 mph, 160 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 267 km/h (166 mph, 144 kn)
  • Stall speed: 104 km/h (65 mph, 56 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
  • Range: 1,129 km (702 mi, 610 nmi)
  • Endurance: 6 hours 15 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 5,480 m (17,980 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 5.2 m/s (1,020 ft/min)
  • Take-off run: 310 m (1,017 ft)
  • Landing run: 370 m (1,214 ft)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Experimental Aircraft Association (15 May 2017). "Identical Twin?". www.eaa.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, page 150. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ↑ Jackson 2003, pp. 271–272.
  • Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
  • Exhibitors – IRAN AIR SHOW 2008
  • Full Composite Aircraft FAJR-3, Manufacturer exporting direct from IRAN


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