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IAR 27
Role	Two-seat primary trainerType of aircraft
National origin	Romania
Manufacturer	IAR SET
First flight	1937
Number built	200+

The IAR 27 was a 1930s Romanian two-seat low-wing monoplane primary trainer designed and built by Industria Aeronautică Română.

Design and development

Based on the earlier IAR 21 and in particular the IAR 22 but the design was simplified to allow for mass-production. The IAR 27 was a braced low-wing monoplane powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) IAR 6-G1 piston engine and it had two open cockpits in tandem. More than 200 aircraft were built and they served with both civil and military training schools in Romania.

Operators

 Romania

• Royal Romanian Air Force

Specifications

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 16.60 m (178.7 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
• Gross weight: 948 kg (2,090 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × IAR 6-G1 inline piston engine , 130 kW (180 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  
• Minimum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
• Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)

References

Notes

1. ^ Orbis 1985, p. 2180
2. Gugju, Ion; Iacobescu, Gheorghe; Ionescu, Ovidiu (1974). Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974 (PDF). Brasov: Military Publishing House. pp. 190–191.

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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