PZL I-22 Iryda

infobox Aircraft
name= PZL I-22
type= Jet Trainer
manufacturer= PZL Mielec


caption=PZL I-22 M93K
designer=
first flight= 3 March avyear|1985
introduction= 22 December avyear|1992
retired= 1996
primary user= Polish Air Force
more users=
number built= 8
status= Retired
unit cost=
variants with their own articles=

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

Development

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.

Operators

;POL: Polish Air Force. 8 aircraft (1992-1996)

pecifications (M93K)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=jet
ref=Instytut Lotnictwa cite web | url=http://www.ilot.edu.pl/STRPOL/info_osiagniecia_iryda_p.htm | author=Instytu Lotnictwa | title=Samolot szkolno-bojowy I-22 Iryda | work=Nasze osiągniecia | accessdate=2006-07-12 | year=2006-07-12 ]
crew=2: student, instructor
length main=13.22 m
length alt=43.36 ft
span main=9.60 m
span alt=31.49 ft
height main=4.30 m
height alt=14.10 ft
area main=19.92 m²
area alt=214.31 ft²
empty weight main=4,600 kg
empty weight alt=10,143 lb
loaded weight main=6,650 kg
loaded weight alt=14,663 lb
useful load main=1,800 kg
useful load alt=3,969 lb
max takeoff weight main=7,500 kg
max takeoff weight alt=16537.5 lb

engine (jet)=PZL K-15
type of jet=turbojet
number of jets=2
thrust main=14.7 kN
thrust alt=3307.5 lbf

max speed main=.82 Mach
max speed alt=584 mph
max speed more=940 km/h at altitude 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
never exceed speed main=
range main=1,200 km
range alt=746 miles
ceiling main=13,700 m
ceiling alt=44,936 feet
climb rate main=41 m/s
climb rate alt=134.5 fps
loading main=
loading alt=
thrust/weight=2.5

armament=

ee also

aircontent
similar aircraft=
*Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet
*Aero L-39 Albatros
*BAE Hawk
*Soko G-4 Super Galeb

References