Concurrent with the Navy Week in the country, three Chakavak aircrafts were added to the fleet in a ceremony held in Bandar Abbas with Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi in attendance.
This is a light aircraft designed for both surveillance and training purposes, which can fly up to 14000 feet. Powered by a single engine, Chakavak can have 4.5 hours of consistent flight.
With a takeoff weight of 750kg and an in-flight weight of 500kg, the aircraft can carry two people.
The aircraft has been designed and manufactured by a domestic knowledge-based company and developing each one of them saves some €390,000 for the country.
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