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N11VA
I spent a couple months looking for planes. There are so many things to take into account: budget, mission, instrumentation, useful load, range, engine hours, cruise speed, the list goes on... I was hard at work scanning Trade-A-Plane and taking lessons when I followed N11VA in to land one day while in the pattern.
After a conversation with the owner on the tarmac, he mentioned the plane was for sale and the rest is history. I was very lucky to find such a capable and well cared for airplane locally!
Stats:
This particular 823 was manufactured by IAR (Industria Aeronautica Romania) in 1975 in Romania. The 823 was designed as a military trainer, and is capable of aerobatics. My particular bird tends to cruise around 145-150 knots, and burns 12-13gph when I am fully leaned out for cruise around 10-11k feet. The wings hold around 40 gallons each yielding an endurance of a little under 6 hours (I have never pushed past 5) and a no-reserve range a little less than 900 nautical miles.
| Make: | IAR |
| Model: | 823 |
| Seats: | 4 |
| Stall Speed (clean): | 60kn |
| Never Exceed: | 210kn |
| Maneuvering: | 146kn |
| Wingspan: | 32ft 10in |
| Length: | 27ft |
| Height: | 8ft 3in |
| Empty Weight: | 1984lbs |
| Max Gross Weight: | 3307lbs |
| Fuel Capacity: | 80gal |
| Brand: | Lycoming |
| Make: | IO-540-G1D5 |
| Power: | 290HP |
| Rated Speed: | 2575 rpm |
| Cylinders: | 6 |
| Displacement: | 541.5in3 |
| Compression Ratio: | 8.7:1 |
| Weight: | 454lbs |