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| The first original aircraft design produced by the Industria
Aeronautica Romana (I.A.R), established in
1925, was the CV-11 single-seat fighter completed and
flown, in 1930. Designed by Elie Carafoli and a French
engineer, M Virmoux, the CV-11 was of mixed construction
and powered by a 600hp 12-cylinder W-type
Lorraine 12Fa Courlis engine, armament comprising
two 7.7mm Vickers machine guns. After completion of
the initial flight test programme, the Lorraine engine
was replaced by a 500hp Hispano-Suiza 12Mc 12-
cylinder Vee-type engine with which it was tested at
Jstres during the first quarter of 1931. It then returned to
Romania, where, on 9 December 1931, the CV-11 made
an attempt on the 500km closed-circuit
speed record. However, an engine failure necessitated
a forced landing in which the pilot, Capt Romeo
Popescu, was killed. Further development of the basic
design by Carafoli led to the I.A.R.12.
 | A three-view drawing (1278 x 848) |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1510 kg | 3329 lb |
| Empty weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.50 m | 38 ft 9 in |
| Length | 6.98 m | 23 ft 11 in |
| Height | 2.46 m | 8 ft 1 in |
| Wing area | 18.20 m2 | 195.90 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 329 km/h | 204 mph |
| lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 05:29 20 reply | | Laur1965, e-mail, 27.12.2015 21:31 According to some aviation historians the IAR CV-11 was one of the first if not THE FIRST low wing monoplane in the world. reply |
| liam, e-mail, 23.09.2012 22:45 i just found this site an i can tell its a great one,i never thought that stg like this exist on web with so many details and info reply |
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