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 (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
’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.
SAHA is currently working on turbo prop engines called TV-3 for
IrAn-140 planes.
Accomplishments:
* Production of 100% Iranian made
turbofan
A turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a combination of references to the preceding generation engine technology of the turbojet and the add ...
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 may 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
* MAPNA CFM 56 type
* Mass production of
Toloue-4 mini jet engine
* Toloue 10 and 13
* Owj (Zenith) engine, GE J85, J79 ; PW TF30 maintenance
* Jahesh-700 (Leap) 7 kN 1574 lbf turbofan
FJ turbojet
* TV3S, AL- , RD33 93, AI D- MS, D30
* Repairing Dart engines
* Building repair lines to repair heavy engines like Astazo (Turbomeca Astazou), F, and Solar.
* Capability to repair aircraft like
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body aircraft, wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023.
After the introduction of the Boeing 707, 707 in October 1958, Pan Am ...
Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 06/22/08
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See also
* Iran Aviation Industries Organization
*Iranian Military Industry
Iran's military industry manufactures and exports various types of arms and military equipment. Iran's military industry, under the command of Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, is composed of the following main components:
...
*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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