IAR

IAR-93 Vultur

Attack aircraft

  • First flight1974
  • Introduction1975
  • Number built88
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
14.9 m
Wingspan
9.3 m
Height
4.52 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
1,086 km/h, Mach 0.9
Range
260 km (combat range)
Service ceiling
13,600 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Turbomecanica/Orao-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 afterburning turbojet engines ( hp / kW / shp / 17.79 kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun; gun camera and GEC-Marconi D282 gyro gunsight installed. An additional centerline 23 mm GSh-23L cannon pod could be mounted; Bombs: BE-50 general-purpose bomb, BE-100/BEF-100, BM-250/BEM-250, BA-500/BE-500/BM-500; Rockets: LPR 2-122 launcher for PRND-122 rockets, LPR 57-16 (UB-16)/LPR 57-32 (UB-32) rocket pod for S-5 rockets, PRN 80; Missiles: Air-to-air missiles:, K-13 (license-built in Romania as A-91) – (only on some IAR-93B); Hardpoints: up to 2,500 kg (5,511 lb)