Aviation Industries of Iran AVA-202
The Aviation Industries of Iran AVA-202 is an Iranian two-seat, light aircraft designed as a trainer and sporting aircraft. It was intended for the Iranian domestic market to avoid dependence on imports. Design and development The AVA-202 was based on the Van's Aircraft RV-6A and was designed to comply with European JAR-22 and JAR-VLA aircraft certification rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet. Its span wing employs a NACA 63-215 airfoil at the wing root and a NACA 63-015 airfoil at the wing tip. The wingspan is greater than the RV-6's wingspan of from which it is derived. The AVA-202's wing has an area of and is equipped with flaps. The standard engine fitted is the Lycoming AEIO-320-B2B four-stroke aerobatic powerplant. Specifications See also Iran Aviation Industries Organization References Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. . 1990s Iranian civil utility aircraft Low-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1997