| Manufacturer |
Avioane Craiova |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Description |
The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (vulture/eagle) is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. |
The HAL HF-24 Marut ("Spirit of the Tempest") is an Indian jet fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during the 1960s and early 70s. |
| First Flight |
1974-10-31 |
1961-06-17 |
| Entry Into service |
1975-01-01 |
1967-04-01 |
| Production End |
1992-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1998-04-09 |
1990-01-01 |
| Designer |
Avioane Craiova |
Kurt Tank |
| Type |
Ground attack aircraft, Low level interceptor |
Fighter-bomber |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
15.87 |
| Height (m) |
4.52 |
3.6 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1086 |
1112 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
1087 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
274 |
248 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13600 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
65 |
22.5 |
| Armament |
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; ; BE-50 general-purpose bomb; BE-100/BEF-100 ; BM-250/BEM-250; BA-500/BE-500/BM-500; ; LPR 2-122 launcher for PRND-122 rockets; LPR 57-16 (UB-16)/LPR 5… |
4× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannon with 120 rpg; Up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) on four wing pylons; Retractable Matra pack of 50× 2.68 in (68 mm) rockets |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.9 |
0.93 |
| National Origin |
Romania |
India |
| Number Built |
87 |
147 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Turbomecanica/Orao-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 afterburning turbojet engines, 17.79 kN thrust each |
2 × Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 703 turbojets, 21.6 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Romanian Air Force |
Indian Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAR-93_Vultur |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_HF-24_Marut |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.3 |
9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
26 |
28 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
3.33 |
2.9 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Bristol Siddeley Orpheus |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |