IAR-831

IAR 831
Role	Trainer aircraft
National origin	Romania
Manufacturer	Industria Aeronautică Română
First flight	1983
Status	Prototype only
Number built	1
Developed from	IAR-825

The IAR-831 Pelican is a Romanian trainer aircraft based on the IAR-825 built for the Romanian Air Force. One airframe was built, bearing the civil registration YR-IGA.

Specifications (IAR-831)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 15 m^2 (160 sq ft)
• Airfoil: NACA 23012 (modified)
• Empty weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 G1D5 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 220 kW (290 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 470 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn)
• Cruise speed: 440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
• Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn)
• Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)

References

1. "IAR-831 PelicanICA - IR31 L1P L". Doc8643. Retrieved 2 March 2019.