Tazarve | |
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Role | Training aircraft |
Manufacturer | Owj Industrial Complex |
First flight | 1995 (Dorna) |
Introduction | 2002 |
Status | Active service, Iran |
Primary users |
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
(Ya Hossein) Tazarve ( Persian: تذرو, "Pheasant") is an Iranian-made jet training aircraft, first revealed during Iran airshow 2002, in Kish. [1]
Iran began a programme to develop a jet trainer in the early 1990s, first flying a proof of concept aircraft, the Dorna in 1995, a second, much modified aircraft, the Tondar flying in 1998, with a third aircraft, the Tazarve introducing further revisions. [2] This third prototype was publicly unveiled at the Iran Kish Air Show in October–November 2002. [3]
The Tazarve is a small aircraft of all composite ( carbon fibre and glass-reinforced plastic construction, with a mid-mounted straight wing). [4] It is powered by a single General Electric J85 jet engine, procured from existing Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force stocks. [5] An order for five development examples and 25 production aircraft was placed by the Iranian air Force. [3] At least the pre-production aircraft appear to have been built by 2008. [6]
Data from Ya Hossein Tazarve [5]
General characteristics
Performance