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The aircraft posses the
required long range capability to transport passengers to all of Iran’s
airport-owning cities. To 2300 kilometers with 52 pax and to a maximum of 4000
km.
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The speed of Iran-140
reaches 540 km/hr, exceeding that of any twin turboprop operating in Iran.
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The aircraft is equipped
with the latest state-of-the-art fire extinguishing safety systems and is
capable of flying over all mountain peaks it encounters on its Iranian routes
while only one engine is operating.
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Iran-140 is equipped
with an extra auxiliary power unit –as part of its empty weight– to ensure the
comfort of passengers by helping with the air-conditioning system as well as
allowing the aircraft to cruise at altitudes in emergency conditions.
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Iran-140 is equipped
with the most modern dual digital radio navigation system (VOR/ILS, DME and
ADF) as well as digital weather radar as advanced as that of the Airbus and
Boeing aircrafts operating in Iran.
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This aircraft is also
equipped with satellite navigation system linked to NAVSTAR and GLONASS. The
autopilot is linked to GPS –with no need for expensive FMS. The radio
navigation system assists pilots in the cruise and approach phase. The
navigation system meets all FANS requirements including RVSM and RNP-5.
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The antifreeze system of
Iran-140 is equipped with Swiss sensors making it an advanced and intelligent
antifreeze system with minimum engine bleed flow.
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The aircraft uses the
most reliable and safety-tested engines with million of hours of flying
experience. The engines are controlled through the FADEC system, making it
more advanced than the Boeing and Airbus aircrafts operating in Iran. All of
the engine's performance is recorded in FADEC, to be used for health
monitoring and maintenance and operation engineers.
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Iran-140's black boxes
(orange FDR) stores the last 20 hours of flying performance and its actions
are extractable through software operated at HESA and by HESA specialists
monitoring the aircraft and pilot’s performance everyday during normal and
emergency flights.
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The noise inside the
flight cabin is under 80 dBA and under 85dBA in the passenger cabin, which
conforms to the ICAO’s standard recommendations. ANTONOV is currently flight
testing a new system to further reduce cabin noise levels even below the
recommended figures.
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Iran-140 is equipped
with a modern GPWS (ground proximity warning system) similar to that of the
Boeing and Airbus aircrafts being operated in Iran. The aircraft will soon be
equipped with TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system).
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The passengers’ comfort
is ensured as they rest in French seats with generous width and pitch with the
widest aisle space amongst all turboprop aircraft. The use of reliable French
electric generators instead of high pressure live hydraulics, has made
Iran-140 the only all electric turboprop aircraft in the world.
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Iran-140 aircraft is the
most fuel efficient aircraft among all jet-powered passenger aircraft
operating in Iran, consuming less than 600 kg of fuel per flying hour.
Aircraft fuel subsidies will soon be lifted in Iran and Iran-140 will benefit
most from this occurrence.
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Iran-140 is a reliable
and maintainable aircraft using only 2.5 hours of manned scheduled and
unscheduled maintenance for every flying hour in less than an average of 0.65
hours of maintenance time.
