Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI) or SAHA (صها abbreviated of صنایع هواپیمایی ایران) was established in 1961 mainly for major repair of fighter, passenger, and air support planes. Over time, SAHA became an important part of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
’s aviation industry. In 1998, Iranian scientists and experts started designing, engineering, and manufacturing complex engine parts, airplane parts, and manufacturing turbine engines like
Toloue-4
The Toloue-4 ( fa, طلوع, ''Dawn'') is one of the first indigenously produced jet engines in Iran. The Toloue-4 mini turbojet is being built at Iran Aircraft Industries's (IACI) engine industries (TEM).
The engine is an unlicensed copy of th ...
.
SAHA is currently working on turbo prop engines called TV-3 for
IrAn-140 planes.
Accomplishments:
* Production of 100% Iranian made
turbofan
The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which ac ...
jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet (fluid), jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition can include Rocket engine, rocket, Pump-jet, water jet, and ...
MD-80 class in 2014, comparable to
JT8D
The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan engine introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727. It was a modification of the Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engine which powered the ...
-219 jet engine
* Mass production of
Toloue-4
The Toloue-4 ( fa, طلوع, ''Dawn'') is one of the first indigenously produced jet engines in Iran. The Toloue-4 mini turbojet is being built at Iran Aircraft Industries's (IACI) engine industries (TEM).
The engine is an unlicensed copy of th ...
mini jet engine
* Capability to repair aircraft like
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022.
After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, ...
Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 06/22/08
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* Owj (Zenith) engine, GE J85, J79
* Jahesh-700 (Leap) 7 kN 1574 lbf turbofan turbojet
* Repairing Dart engines
* Building repair lines to repair heavy engines like Astazo (Turbomeca Astazou), F, and Solar.
* TV3S, AL- , RD33 93, AI D- MS, D30
See also
*Iran Aviation Industries Organization
The Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) ( fa, سازمان صنایع هوایی ایران, ''Sazman-e Sânai'-ye Havaii-ye Iran''), also known as the Aerospace Industries Organization, is an Iranian state-owned corporation established ...
* Iranian Military Industry
*Airlines of Iran
Iran has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is the Iranian Airways Company, founded in 1944 (known as Iran Air since 1961).
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes. Most of the fleet o ...
References
External links
Overhaul Iran Air Boeing 747
- YouTube Video
Iran 7th Kish Air show Iranian manufactured turbofan engine JT8D-219
- YouTube Video
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