Chakavak (plane)

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Chakavak
هواپیمای چکاوک.jpg
Attachment of 3 Chakavk aircraft to the "Army Navy"
Role Ultralight training-reconnaissance planes
Manufacturer  Iran
Designer An Iranian Knowledge Base Company
First flight Not mentioned
Introduction 2019
Status Active service, Islamic Republic of Iran
Primary users Iran
(Islamic Republic of Iran Navy)

The Chakavak (ultralight training-reconnaissance plane) (Persian: هواپیمای آموزشی-شناسایی چکاوک) is an Iranian ultralight training-reconnaissance plane which is able to fly[1][2][3] at an altitude of 14000 feet above sea-level for approximately four and a half hours with a speed of 280 kilometers (per hour). Chakavak aircraft possesses 2 seats and an engine.[4][5][6][7] The aircraft weighs 500 kg during flight and 750 kg during takeoff.[8]

This plane was designed[9][10][11] by a domestic knowledge-based company, and was joined the Iranian Navy’s aviation fleet in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, in Hormozgan province on December, 03, 2019. Three of this domestically-manufactured training-reconnaissance planes were delivered to the Iranian Navy's aviation fleet on the mentioned day in 2019.[12][13][14]

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