IAR-831
# IAR-831

The IAR-831 Pelican is a Romanian trainer aircraft based on the IAR-825 built for the Romanian Air Force. One airframe was built, bearing the civil registration YR-IGA.

## Specifications (IAR-831)

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General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
* Wing area: 15 $m^2$ (160 sq ft)
* Airfoil: NACA 23012 (modified)
* Empty weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
* Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 G1D5 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 220 kW (290 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 470 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn)
* Cruise speed: 440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
* Stall speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)
* Never exceed speed: 550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn)
* Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 16 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
