IAR 316

Infobox Aircraft
name=IAR 316


caption=IAR 316
type=training helicopter
manufacturers=Industria Aeronautică Română
designer=
first flight=
introduced=1971
retired=
status=operational for training purposes
primary user=Romanian Air Force
more users=Various
produced=1971-1987
number built=250
unit cost=
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The IAR 316 is a Romanian license-built Aérospatiale SA 319B Alouette III manufactured by Industria Aeronautică Română, or IAR. IAR began manufacturing the IAR 316 in 1971 at its plant near Braşov, Romania. Production ended in 1987. 250 units were built, 125 of those were built for the Military of Romania, which still uses it to this day in a training capacity. Some IAR 316s were even exported to various nations, including Pakistan, Angola, and Guinea. The IAR 316 was modified to carry weapons more common in the Eastern-bloc, such as 57mm rocket pods, 7.62mm machine guns, and anti-tank missiles.

IAR 317

This was an attempt by IAR to make an attack helicopter out of the IAR 316. Equipped with the same license-produced Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, the IAR 317 featured a stepped two-seat armored cockpit for the pilot and the gunner. The tail boom and rear fuselage was almost identical to the 316. Stub wings mounted on either side of the airframe allowed for the carriage of weapons, including rocket pods, machine guns, and anti-tank missiles. It was named the "Airfox". Only one prototype was built. It participated in the 1985 Paris Air Show.

Operators

;ANG;GIN;PAK;ROM
*Romanian Air Force

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= copter
jet or prop?= prop
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crew= Two
capacity= 5 passengers
length main= 12.82 m
length alt= 42 ft 0 in
span main= 11.02 m
span alt= 36 ft 2 in
height main= 2.97 m
height alt= 9 ft 9 in
area main=
area alt=
airfoil=
empty weight main= 1,050 kg
empty weight alt= 2,315 lb
loaded weight main=
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useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main= 2,200 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 4,850 lb
more general=
*Fuselage width: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
*Max fuel weight: 550 kg (1,210 lb)

engine (prop)=Turbomeca Artouste IIIB
type of prop= turboshaft driving a three-blade main, and three-blade tail rotor
number of props=1
power main= 425 kW
power alt= 570 shp
power original=

max speed main= 210 km/h
max speed alt= 113 knots, 130 mph
cruise speed main= 180 km/h
cruise speed alt= 95 knots, 110 mph
never exceed speed main=
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stall speed main=
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range main= 540 km
range alt= 291 nm, 335 mi
ceiling main=3,200 m
ceiling alt= 10,500 ft
climb rate main= 260 m/min
climb rate alt= 850 ft/min
loading main=
loading alt=
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armament=
* 1 × 7.62mm machine gun pod with 1,000 rounds
* 2 hardpoints for anti-tank guided missiles [http://www.roaf.ro/en/dotare/iar316_en.php IAR 316 on the official site of the Romanian Air Force]
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References

* http://avia.russian.ee/helicopters_eng/iar-317.php

ee also

aircontent
related=
* Aérospatiale Alouette II
* Aérospatiale Alouette III

similar aircraft=
* Aérospatiale Gazelle
* Hughes H-6

sequence=
lists=
*List of helicopters
*List of utility aircraft

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