Yasin
HESA Yasin
Role Military trainer aircraft / Jet trainer
National origin Iran[1][2][3][4][5]
Manufacturer HESA
Designer Iran Aviation Industries Organization and Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
First flight 2019
Introduction 11 March 2023
Status In production
Primary user IRIAF
Number built 2

The HESA Yasin (Persian: یاسین) is an Iranian training jet which was unveiled on October 17, 2019. The jet might also be tasked for close air support.[6]

The aircraft has been designed and built[7][8] by Iranian Armed Forces specialists and is purposed to be utilized for training fighter pilots.

History

The Yasin was unveiled during a ceremony in Shahid Noje Airbase in Hamadan Province on October 17, 2019, that was by the attendance of high-ranking Iranian officials among Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General, Amir Hatami, Iran's Air Force Brigadier General commander Aziz Nasirzadeh[9][10] and vice-president for science/technology affairs Sorena Sattari.

The mass production of the standard version started on 11 March 2023.[11]

On 13 December 2023, the production model of HESA Yasin had its first flight.[12]

Design

The weight of Yasin is 5.5 tons and can fly up to 1200 kilometers.[13][14] The wing's design enables the jet to land and take-off at a speed of at least 200 km/h.

The length of this aircraft is 12 meters and its height is 4 meters.[15]

Arming Yasin trainer jets for Close Air Support is being considered.[16]

Specifications

Data from [17][18]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 6,600 kg (14,551 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Owj turbojet engines (without afterburner version), 16 kN (3,600 lbf) thrust each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn)
  • Stall speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  • Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
  • Ferry range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Endurance: 90 minutes with internal fuel or 120 minutes with additional external fuel tanks
  • Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)

References

  1. ↑ The country's pilots entered the new military era with "Yasin" / Iran is the eighth indigenous training jet manufacturer in the world
  2. ↑ Tasnim's special report|Iran's big step to better train army pilots with Iranian aircraft/ Get to know the Iranian jet "Yasin" better + video and specifications
  3. ↑ All the strategic equipment of the Yasin jet is domestically produced. The construction of the Yasin jet cost 70 billion tomans
  4. ↑ movie | Unveiling of the Yasin training jet model
  5. ↑ The era of digital cabins in Nahaja; From "T90" to "Yasin" / How was the pilot training chain completed?
  6. ↑ Official: Iran Able to Use Newly-Developed Training Jet for CAS Operations farsnews.ir, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  7. ↑ Homegrown 'Yasin' fighter jet proved the ineffectiveness of sanctions: Defense min defapress.ir, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  8. ↑ Yasin Training Jet farsnews, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  9. ↑ Iranian Air Force conduct test flight of Yasin trainer jet ukdefencejournal.org.uk, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  10. ↑ Iran's Army unveils 'Yasin' jet trainer iranpress.com, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  11. ↑ "Iran Begins to Mass-Produce Jet Trainer - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency".
  12. ↑ "خبرگزاری فارس - فیلم| اولین تصاویر از تست پروازی جت آموزشی یاسین". خبرگزاری فارس. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. ↑ 'Yasin' fighter jet proved ineffectiveness of sanctions: Iran's Hatami iranpress.com, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  14. ↑ Iran Presents Its First Homegrown Fighter Jet caspiannews.com, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  15. ↑ when Iran became a fighter manufacturer (Yasin training jet) mehrnews.com, Retrieved 10 October 2020
  16. ↑ "Iranian Air Force Considering Yasin for Light Attack Role". 28 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Yasin Training Jet, a step towards Iran's air self-sufficiency".
  18. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHttn81XYAAFTk_?format=jpg&name=orig
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