Tehran to Unveil First Iran-Made Passenger Plane

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to unveil its first home-made passenger plane by the end of October, an Iranian aviation official announced.




Speaking to MNA, Managing-Director of the Aviation Industries Organization of the Iranian Defense Ministry Manouchehr Manteqi stated that the first totally Iranian plane, with a capacity of 100 passengers, will be unveiled in the Iranian calendar month of Mehr (September 23-October 22).

Manteqi also hailed the country's achievements in the aviation industries, noting that the Islamic Republic is one of the regional powers in aircraft overhaul and maintenance.

Earlier, the Kiev headquarters of Antonov Aerospace Company and Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company have signed a contract to manufacture 78 Antonov-148 aircraft.

Dmitry Kiva, the chairman of the Kiev headquarters of the Antonov Aerospace Company, made the remarks at the Paris Air Show in June, and expressed the hope that all the planes would be manufactured by the end of 2011.

Fars News Agency :: Tehran to Unveil First Iran-Made Passenger Plane

 

[Kompromat]

Go - Iran.

 

[lem34]

Congrats to our brotherly neighbour well done in the face of adversity

 

[somebozo]

Cold war era soviet platform now made in Iran..something is better than nothing..

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Great achivement by Iranians just like the fact they are setting up oil refirneries so they don't need American/UK companies to purify oil to petroleum products

 

[Jango]

well done to the Iranians. As some member said, something is better than nothing.

 

[Cyrus the Great]

this is not something, and it is not for soviet era,just google it, it is one of the advanced in her class.

 

[Sinnerman108]

this is not something, and it is not for soviet era,just google it, it is one of the advanced in her class.

Care to enlighten us what made you give that statement ?

The world is moving from jumbo to super jumbo.
New requirements are placed on passenger comfort
Even strict requirements have been placed on safety and manufacturing methods.

Please tell me, how do you qualify this Propeller craft to take on commercial passenger market ?

 

[Mech]

this is not something, and it is not for soviet era,just google it, it is one of the advanced in her class.

A turboprop is a turboprop. Nothing advanced about it. Considering, its meant for civilian transport.

 

[mitth]

World are super jumbo.......

 

[typhoon77]

So Iran made a turboprop version of the An-148? They already have a licence to build those, so how can they claim that its indigenous?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

When was the last time another country made something and it did not crash landed

 

[Aspahbod]

The picture of Fars is misleading as it is an An-140 not An-148. This is An-148:

And you can clearly see that it uses Turbofan engines.

But according to Iranian engineers, this craft (especially its engines) is not suitable for Iran. The importance of this contract is that Iran is going to gain experience on manufacturing such planes.

 

[SOHEIL]

The picture of Fars is misleading as it is an An-140 not An-148. This is An-148:

And you can clearly see that it uses Turbofan engines.

But according to Iranian engineers, this craft (especially its engines) is not suitable for Iran. The importance of this contract is that Iran is going to gain experience on manufacturing such planes.

it's IrAn 148 ?

 

[livingdead]

Good going Iran.