Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) (now IAR S.A. Brasov) or Romanian Aeronautic Industry in english, is a Romanian aerospace manufacturer founded in 1925. Based in Ghimbav, near Braşov, Romania, the company employs around 1200 specialists including more than 170 engineers. It carries out upgrades, revisions, and overhauls on helicopters and light aircraft.
History
IAR Braşov facilities in 1940
In order to ensure that the Royal Romanian Air Force (the 'Aeronautica Regală Română, or ARR) could continue to be supplied with aircraft in time of war, the government subsidized the creation of three major aircraft manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s. The first was Societatea pentru Exploatări Tehnice (SET) which was formed in Bucharest in 1923. Next came IAR, which set up shop in Braşov in 1925. Finally there was Întreprinderea de Construcţii Aeronautice Româneşti (ICAR), which was founded in Bucharest in 1932.
One of the engineers designing IAR aircraft in the early 1930s was Elie Carafoli.
During World War II the IAR 80 and IAR 81 fighter aircraft were designed and produced at IAR facilities.
Today IAR is the sole Romanian manufacturer of helicopters for both military and commercial customers[citation needed]. Since 1968, IAR has produced more than 370 helicopters (IAR 316 and IAR 330), 830 gliders, including motor gliders, and 140 aircraft.
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