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Decades long tradition in the aeronautic field
prototype was exposed to the Paris Aeronautic Showroom
- Le Bourget in June 1997 and then at Farnoborough
in September 1998- The modernization is applied to new aircrafts as well as to those existing in the service of the Romanian Air Forces. IAR- 99 ŞOIM is used as training jet airplanes on combat airplanes for reconnaissance and close air support.
IAR 99 ŞOIM is propelled by
a Rolls-Royce Viper Mk632-
41 turbo reactor engine, the maximum horizontal flight speed (H=0) as training airplane is 865 km/h, and
the flight autonomy is 1.100
km (2 hour and 40 minutes without refuelling - using only the internal fuel - without additional tanks attached). The service threshold is 12.900 m.
Maintenance and repair services for military and civil airplanes
AVIOANE CRAIOVA SA ensured the service and repair activity for the aircraft IAR 93 and currently ensures these services for the aircraft IAR 99,
in the fleet of the Romanian air forces.
The experience gained in the repair activity of the military airplanes delivered to the Romanian Air Forces can
be used in the Repairs and maintenances activities for Civil Airplanes. The hangars and parking facilities are adequate for small and medium plaints, and the access to the runaway of the Craiova International Airport is extremely easy (about 1.200 meters). That
is why the company made
the first steps to obtain the Approval as Maintenance Organization, according to EASA 145, trying to enter also this field.
In addition, AVIOANE CRAIOVA SA offers a type of service which is not very easily found. The incidental repairs of older civil and military airplanes. The company has the advantage of a design department, as well as the necessary experience and endowments to apply the “reverse engineering” method, especially for:
Structural repairs; Replacement of optic transparent elements;
Restoring tubing for fluids; Restoring electric and electronic cables; Repainting.
Quality management, at the most advanced standards
In AVIOANE CRAIOVA SA, the quality management system is implemented according to the International Standards:
EN ISO 9001: 2008
EN 9100: 2010
PART 145 for
Boeing 737-300/400/500
Customers
Romanian Air Forces MT Aerospace Gmbh- Germany
Elbit Systems- Israel I.A.I.-Israel
BAe Systems- UK
“Elie Carafoli” National Aero- spatial Research Institute Stork Fokker Aerostructures B.V.- The Netherlands S.A.B.C.A.- Belgium Bombardier Transportation-Sweden
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