Global InformationOwj Tazarve information
| Tazarve | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Owj Industrial Complex |
| First flight | 1995 (Dorna) |
| Introduction | 2002 |
| Status | Active service, Iran |
| Primary users | Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
(Ya Hossein) Tazarve (Persian: تذرو, "Pheasant") is an Iranian-made jet training aircraft, first revealed during Iran airshow 2002, in Kish.[1]
Iran began a programme to develop a jet trainer in the early 1990s, first flying a proof of concept aircraft, the Dorna in 1995, a second, much modified aircraft, the Tondar flying in 1998, with a third aircraft, the Tazarve introducing further revisions.[2] This third prototype was publicly unveiled at the Iran Kish Air Show in October–November 2002.[3]
The Tazarve is a small aircraft of all composite (carbon fibre and glass-reinforced plastic construction, with a mid-mounted straight wing).[4] It is powered by a single General Electric J85 jet engine, procured from existing Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force stocks.[5] An order for five development examples and 25 production aircraft was placed by the Iranian air Force.[3] At least the pre-production aircraft appear to have been built by 2008.[6]
- ^ "Wraps come off Iran's Tazarve jet trainer". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
- ^ Hewson 2003, p.16.
- ^ a b Duffy 2002, p.24.
- ^ "Tazarv / Tondar / Dorna".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hewson p17was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "IRIAF (Ya Hossein) Tazarve (Iran)". Jane's.com, 9 September 2008, Retrieved 9 November 2008.