Supersonic transport plane Haas space rocket, which Cosmonautics and Aeronautics Romanian Association (ARCA) is building for the Google Lunar X Prize competition, received the official name of IAR-111
"Creating a device IAR series is a chance that any aircraft manufacturer in the world would be proud. IAR-111 will be not only contribute to further the name of tradition and (Romanian Aeronautical Industry, No), but also to represent the aircraft to fly higher and faster than its predecessor, helping to Romania's progress. "Said Dumitru Popescu, ARCA.
Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association (ARCA) is a non-governmental organization that wants to win the Google Lunar X Prize competition and to launch the first space rocket able to carry a Romanian cosmonaut.
ARCA announced on December 22, 2010, in a press conference, a program that worked in secret last year, aimed at achieving the first Romanian high-altitude supersonic plane that will launch the Haas II rocket, the Google Lunar X Prize competition .
The ship will be able to fly supersonic speed of Mach 1.5 at altitudes of 16,000 meters, the transport Haas II rocket, and for use as a platform to develop technologies for space tourism will develop speeds of Mach 2.6 at altitudes of 30,000 meters.
Typical flight sequence of the device includes off the sea surface, horizontal acceleration performance of a flight by high subsonic speeds, followed by rapid ascent in about two minutes, to an altitude of 16,000 meters. At this altitude, the plane will issue Haas II rocket, which will follow its flight schedule. Supersonicul without payload becomes caught, returns hovered at sea.
The plane will have a crew of two people - pilot and navigator - and will become the first Romanian supersonic plane. Airplane cabin is separate and is equipped with two parachutes own rocket powered. Thus, the airplane cabin can be separated from the aircraft at speeds of Mach 0 to 1.2 and heights of 100 meters and can bring the crew safely on the sea surface. Propulsion will be provided by a liquid rocket engine, running on hydrogen peroxide and kerosene. Device geometry and mass data are not communicable.
The completion of the first Romanian supersonic plane is set for mid 2012, followed by the first departure at the end of 2012. The first supersonic flight of aircraft is planned for first half of 2013.
source Bucharestherald
The supersonic transport airplane Space Rocket That Will Haas, Which the Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association for (ARCA) is building for the Google Lunar X Prize competition, WAS given the official name of IAR-111
"Construction of year and the airplane is a chance That Any aircraft manufacturer in the World Would Be Proud of. IAR-111 Will have Not only to Contribute to Continuing tradition of the name and (Romanian Aeronautical Industry), But Also To Be The Plan That Will fly higher and faster Than Any of ITS predecessors, thus Helping Romania's progress, "said ARCA president Dumitru Smith.
ARCA is a non-Governmental Organization Which Wants to win the Google Lunar X Prize contest and launch rocket into space the first Romanian cosmonaut Able to transport.
ARCA Announced on December 22, 2010, That it ever had Been working on the software to secretly build the first high altitude supersonic plane Romanian Which Will launch the rocket Haas II, for the Google Lunar X Prize competition.
The ship Will reach supersonic speeds of Mach 1.5 at 16,000 meters high, in the case of the Haas II rocket transport, while in the case of use as platform technology development for space tourism, it Will reach speeds of Mach 2.6 at altitudes of over 30,000 meters .
Works on the first Romanian supersonic plan is scheduled to complete mid 2012 and the first take off at the Will Follow end of the year. The first supersonic flight of the plane is scheduled in the first half of 2013.
Source: Bucharestherald