IAR-818

IAR 818
Role	Multipurpose aircraft
National origin	Romania
Manufacturer	Industria Aeronautică Română
First flight	1960
Status	Prototype only
Developed from	IAR-817

The IAR-818 was a Romanian multipurpose aircraft based on the IAR-817. It was developed by IAR in both landplane and floatplane forms.

Variants

IAR-818

Landplane utility aircraft

IAR-818H

Floatplane with twin floats and added ventral fin

Specifications

Data from Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Capacity: 5-6
• Length: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
• Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 25.4 m² (273 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 805 kg (1,775 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Avia M-337 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 155 kW (208 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
• Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
• Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
• Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
• Ferry range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  
• Take-off run: 80–100 m (260–330 ft)
• Landing run: 40 m (130 ft)

References

• Vlad, Danut (March–April 1998). "Out of the Ashes: The Romanian Aviation Industry Since 1945". Air Enthusiast. No. 74. pp. 9–19. ISSN 0143-5450.