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IAR 37
The IAR 37 was a 1930s Romanian reconnaissance or light bomber aircraft built by Industria Aeronautică Română.
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Development
The IAR 37 prototype was flown for the first time in 1937 to meet a requirement for a tactical bombing and reconnaissance aircraft. The IAR 37 was an unequal-span single bay biplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a licensed copy of the Gnome-Rhône Mistral Major radial engine called the IAR K.14. It had room for a crew of three under a continuous glazed cockpit, pilot at the front then observer and a gunner at the rear. It had dual controls and was fitted with a locally designed bombsight and a camera. The IAR 37 entered production in 1938, but production of the engine lagged, preventing the aircraft from being completed,and it was replaced on the production line by the IAR 38, powered by the reliable BMW 132A engine. As availablity and reliability of the K.14 engine improved, the incomplete IAR 37s were fitted with completed and production was switched to the improved IAR 39, which also reverted to the K.14. Total production of all three types was 380, at both IAR and Societatea pentru exploatări tehnice (SET), continuing untilOctober 1944 with the majority being IAR 39s.[1]
Operational history
The aircraft entered service with the Royal Romanian Air Force in 1938 and by the end of the 1940 they equipped a large number of squadrons. When Romania supported the German offensive against the Soviet Union 15 of the 18 reconnaissance squadrons were equipped with IAR biplanes. The IAR 39 was used by most of the reconnaissance squadrons involved in the 1944 offensive against the Ukraine.
When the new post-war government was formed in 1947 a smaller number of IAR 39s were used by the new Romanian Air Force for training and liaison.
Variants
- IAR 37
- Initial production. Powered by 649 kW (870 hp) IAR K14 CII engine. 50 built.[2]
- IAR 38
- Powered by 522 kW (700 hp) BMW 132A engine owing to unravailability of K14. Taller tail. 50 built.[2]
- IAR 39
- Revised version of IAR 38 reverting to K14 CII engine. 95 built.[2]
- IAR 39A
- 716 kW (960 hp) K14 CIV engine. 160 built.[2]
Operators
Specifications (IAR 39)
See also
Comparable aircraft
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References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2192
- Axworthy, Max. "On Three Fronts: Romania's Aircraft Industry During World War Two". Air Enthusiast, No.56, Winter 1994. Stamford, Lincs, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143 5450. pp8-27.
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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