إيران 140

الطائرة التي تم تصنيعها محليا تستوعب 52 راكبا، وتصل سرعتها إلى 500 كيلومتر في الساعة، وتم استخدامها لأول مره بين مدينتي طهران وأصفهان.

واضاف إسلامي أن الطائرة "إيران 140" ستسخدم في الرحلات القصيره الداخلية، وتسطيع الطيران علي مدى ساعه ونصف، و"تتميز بكل المواصفات الدوليه والتقنيات الحديثة".

فيما يلي وصف الطائرة من موقع "ويكيبيديا": طائرة إيران-140 هي طائرة ركاب مدنية ثنائية المحركات النفاثة المروحة ترتكز في تصميمها على الطائرة الروسية الصنع أنتينوف An-140 (تظهر في الصورة) إلا أن التصنيع تم بالكامل في في إيران.

The HESA IrAn-140 or Iran-140 is a short-range twin-turboprop airliner based on the Antonov An-140 and built under license by HESA of Iran. The Iran-140 is able to seat 52 passengers, land on a dirt airstrip and fly almost 3,000 km (1,865 miles) before refueling. It can be configured to carry passengers, cargo, or a combination of the two.

Production

As of 2008, HESA has a stated production capacity of 13 aircraft per year. Iran plans to design and manufacture upgraded Iran-140s for maritime patrol (Iran140-MP) and freighter duties (Iran140-T). An additional 20 aircraft are to be manufactured in Iran for border patrol and surveillance. Overall, the Iranian government intends to manufacture 100 of these aircraft in different configurations over the next 8–9 years. On 9th Nov 2010, during his opening speech of the Kish air show, the Iranian transport minister announced that 14 IrAn-140 aircraft have so far been completed.

The first eight aircraft entered commercial service on 19 February 2011, after a ban on the operation of the Tupolev Tu-154 came into effect.

Incidents

12 August 2005: Airframe 90-01 experienced an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in Arak. The aircraft went off the runway and was damaged. No fatalities.

15 February 2009: Airframe 90-04 on a training flight crashed near Isfahan/Shahin Shahr-Hesa Air Base (IFH) on landing approach with 5 fatalities (Instructor + 4 trainee pilots).

Specifications (IR.An-140)

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 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) 
   * 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)

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