Fajr F.3
Role	Training aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Fajr Aviation & Composites Industry
First flight	1995
Introduction	Iran
Status	Active service
Primary user	Iranian Air Force
Produced	2001—

Fajr F.3 (Persian: فجر اف.۳) is an Iranian full composite four-seat training/touring aircraft built by Fajr Aviation & Composites Industry. First flown in 1995, production commenced in 2001 after the aircraft was certified to JAR-23 standard. It has been speculated that it is a copy/modification of the Cirrus SR-20.^[1]

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, a four-seat cabin accessed by gull-winged doors, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[2]

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 10.50 m (34.4 ft) span wing mounts flaps. The standard engine used is the 270 hp (201 kW) Lycoming AEIO-540-L185 four-stroke powerplant.^[2]

Specifications (Fajr F.3)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 3 pax
Length: 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 14.02 m² (150.9 sq ft)
Airfoil: Horstmann-Quast HQ-42E
Empty weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,580 kg (3,483 lb)
Fuel capacity: 212 L (56 US gal; 47 imp gal)
Cabin Width: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 201 kW (270 hp)
Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller