Official: Iran Designing 150-Seat Passenger Jet

[kollang]

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior aviation official announced on Tuesday that Iran is designing a passenger jet which can accommodate 150 passengers.

“The Iranian Armed Forces Aviation Industries Organization, Iranian Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Sharif University of Technology, Amir Kabir University of Technology, University of Science and Technology and Isfahan University under the supervision of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization are designing a 150-seater passenger jet, a move which is first not just in the country but also in the Middle-East,” Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Hamid Reza Pahlevani said.

He explained that the heavy plane will be equipped with a turboprop double-engine capable of competing with all other jets in its class.

Pahlevani had announced earlier this year that a number of home-made passenger planes, capable of carrying 80, 100 and 150 passengers, will join the country’s air fleet soon.

The Islamic Republic plans to manufacture three domestically-designed passenger planes by 2026, Pahlevani said in January.

Iran aims to fly its first Antonov-158 jointly built with the Ukrainian company as early as 2013.

The new air vehicle with a seating capacity of 100 passengers will be the next generation of Iran-140 airplane.

After purchasing the production license for the Antonov-140 from Ukraine in 2000, Iran built its first Iran-140 passenger plane in 2003.

The first IRAN-140 aircraft was introduced by Iran in 2003. Five domestically-manufactured IRAN-140 planes were completed in October 2008 to increase the country's transportation capacity and upgrade the Iranian passenger fleet.

The IRAN-140 is a double-engine turboprop aircraft which can fly almost 1,865 miles before re-fueling and its passenger model seats 52 people.

Farsnews

 

[-SINAN-]

Is the engine going to be produced locally ? If so, did Iran produced a similar engine before ?

 

[Serpentine]

Is the engine going to be produced locally ? If so, did Iran produced a similar engine before ?

We don't know it yet, they may buy it from Ukraine, Russia or otherwise, it will be produced domestically in coming years. I don't think we have produced a real-size jet engine for passenger air planes yet, maybe other members can elaborate in this regard.

 

[-SINAN-]

We don't know it yet, they may buy it from Ukraine, Russia or otherwise, it will be produced domestically in coming years. I don't think we have produced a real-size jet engine for passenger air planes yet, maybe other members can elaborate in this regard.

Can you buy a foreign engine despite the sanctions ? (I am not knowledgeable about the sanctions)

 

[Serpentine]

Can you buy a foreign engine despite the sanctions ? (I am not knowledgeable about the sanctions)

Iran is producing Antonov An-140 and An-158 planes under the licence of Ukrainian company. So I think it's somehow possible to obtain the engine,but U.S could block us even from doing that which means we have to produce it domestically, as soon as possible.

 

[BeyondHeretic]

Great news

 

[kollang]

Is the engine going to be produced locally ? If so, did Iran produced a similar engine before ?

no home-made engine for passenger plane yet but Iran produces engines for her IRan-140(under licence) and military drones such as Shahed-129(turboprop) and Karrar(jet engine).the engine of F-313 also will be Iranian made as well.

but as I read in "Aviation Industry" magazine,3 or 4 month is left to the finishing of designing stage.after that they will start making the testing plane and finally in 2018,they will deliver the first one to the airlines.

BTW,you can ask @Serpentine for further information because his university is participating in designing of the plane.

 

[Serpentine]

no home-made engine for passenger plane yet but Iran produces engines for her IRan-140(under licence) and military drones such as Shahed-129(turboprop) and Karrar(jet engine).the engine of F-313 also will be Iranian made as well.

but as I read in "Aviation Industry",3 or 4 month is left to the finishing of designing stage.after that they will start making the testing plane and finally in 2018,they will deliver the first one to the airlines.

BTW,you can ask @Serpentine for further information because his university is participating in designing of the plane.

Sharif university is responsible for aerodynamics studies and analysis and University of Science and Industry (Elmo Sana't) is going to design a light turbofan engine and its design stage is finished by now if I'm not mistaken.University of Esfahan is responsible for avionics while Amirkabir is leading the project and also observer on body design.So basically, they are planning to build anything inside Iran,including the Turbofan engine.It's a really really challenging project, especially engine part and if they can do it, it means we have paved most if the way for making turbofan engines used in future domestic jet fighters for IRIAF.

 

[BeyondHeretic]

How is it a Jet when it uses a turbo-prop engine?

 

[kollang]

How is it a Jet when it uses a turbo-prop engine?

well,as you see the source is FARS NEWS.they hire someone like me for translating Persian text into English.LOL

 

[BeyondHeretic]

well,as you see the source is FARS NEWS.they hire someone like me for translating Persian text into English.LOL

lol..................

 

[mohsen]

How is it a Jet when it uses a turbo-prop engine?

again farsnews and it's shiny translations, still their "most advanced drone" title is up in this forum; it's a turbofan.

Sharif university is responsible for aerodynamics studies and analysis and University of Science and Industry (Elmo Sana't) is going to design a light turbofan engine and its design stage is finished by now if I'm not mistaken.University of Esfahan is responsible for avionics while Amirkabir is leading the project and also observer on body design.So basically, they are planning to build anything inside Iran,including the Turbofan engine.It's a really really challenging project, especially engine part and if they can do it, it means we have paved most if the way for making turbofan engines used in future domestic jet fighters for IRIAF.

that light turbofan is for a light passenger jet, something like JetStar.
conceptual design of the engine for this 150-seat passenger jet is undergoing and wont finish till the end of current iranian year.
آغاز طراحی مقدماتی موتور هواپیمای 100نفره

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anyway why everybody is skipping the name of Shiraz university and Fars science park?
designing of the wings is completely given to Fars science park and engineering design will be finish till the end of this year.
پایان طراحی بال های هواپیما ایرانی تا پایان سال

also for those interested to know, this is an 8 year project.

 

[gambit]

How is it a Jet when it uses a turbo-prop engine?

A turboprop is a jet engine.

Take a look at this...

The commonality between the turbofan (top) and turbojet (bottom) is that both have a turbine (jet) engine as a core. The difference between the two is the final form (method) of thrust.

Do not confuse thrust with exhaust. It is understandable if you do. But in Propulsion, they are not the one and the same.

Take the turbojet (bottom). The bulk of thrust is from the core's exhaust.

For the turbofan (top), the bulk of thrust is from the ducted (shrouded) fan assembly, and less from the core's exhaust.

Now take away the shroud and you will have the turboprop.

If you are ingenious enough to slave the core to a pair of flapping wings and the contraption actually flies, then you STILL have a turbine (jet) engine as your source of mechanical power that powers the flapping wings. You will STILL have exhaust and you can exploit it for forward motion, but probably the bulk of the engine's power will be needed to keep the contraption airborne.

You can also engineer a set of gearboxes to power vertical lift fans. You will STILL have exhaust and you can exploit that for forward motion, but it will be the lift fans that will keep your contraption airborne.

They key understanding here is how you are going to use the turbine (jet) engine. A turbine (jet) engine is essentially an internal combustion engine. In principle, it is the same as the piston equipped internal combustion engine in your car. You have an explosion contained in a confined space and you redirect the forces of that explosion to produce mechanical forces: flapping wings, lift fans, ducted fans, or propellers.

It is only the pure turbjet (bottom) that is exploited only for its exhaust.

 

[BeyondHeretic]

Ok , good luck