IAI ARAVA Utility Transport
Stable Jet Services has for a limited time, the availability
of several variants of the amazing IAI ARAVA aircraft.
The design work on the Arava began in 1966, and the design objectives included STOL performance, the ability to operate from rough strips and carry 25 troops or bulky payloads. To achieve this, the Arava design was of a relatively unusual configuration. Its fuselage is barrel-like, short but wide, and the rear of the fuselage is hinged and can swing open for easy loading and unloading. Its wingspan is long and the twin tails are mounted on booms that run from the engine nacelles.
The ARAVA is powered by two 750 shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprops.
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Capacity:
o 12 patients in litters
o 19 passengers
o 24 fully equipped troops or
o 16 paratroopers
* Payload: 2,351 kg (5,184 lb)
* Length: 13.03 m (42 ft 9 in)
* Wingspan: 20.96 m (68 ft 9 in)
* Height: 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 43.68 m² (470.2 ft2)
* Empty weight: 3,999 kg (8,816 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 6,804 kg (15,000 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 turboprops, 559 kW (750 shp)
In order to attend multiple MEDEVAC flights, the IAI ARAVA can be configured to accommodate simultaneously up to twelve patients in litters; its internal load capacity is more than 1,500 kilograms and has a wide cargo door section which allows carrying little operative vehicles.
Performance
* Maximum speed: 326 km/h (176 knots, 203 mph) at 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
* Cruise speed: 319 km/h (176 knots, 203 mph) at 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
* Stall speed: 115 km/h (62 knots, 71.5 mph)) flaps down
* Range: 1,056 km (570 nmi, 656 mi) max fuel
* Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,290 ft/min)
155.8 kg/m2 (31.90 lb/sq ft) max wing loading
6,804 kg (15,000 lb) max T-O and landing weight
6,350 kg (14,000 lb) max zero-fuel weight
6.09 kg/kW (10.00 lb/shp) max power loading
2,313 kg (5,100 lb) max payload
3,999 kg (8,816 lb) basic operating weight empty
43.68 m2 (470.2 sq ft) wings, gross area
Can be configured to carry 12 patients in litters or in a Combi configuration
Weight and loadings
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) max height
7.16 m2 (77.07 sq) floor area
12.7 m3 (449.2 cu ft) volume
2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) max width
3.87 m (12 ft 8 in) length
Dimensions, internal
Cabin, excluding flight deck
4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) wheel track
4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) wheelbase
2.59 m (8 ft 6 in) propeller diameter
5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) height overall
13.03 m (42 ft 9 in) length overall
20.96 m (68 ft 9 in) wingspan
Dimensions, external
469 m (1,540 ft) STOL landing from 15 m (50 ft)
250 m (820 ft) STOL landing run
463 m (1,520 ft) STOL T-O to 15 m (50 ft)
293 m (960 ft) STOL T-O run
