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ISFAHAN - Brigadier General Mohammadreza Ashtiani announced that the "Simorgh" light transport aircraft made its first flight on Tuesday. The Simorgh was developed and manufactured by the Iranian Aviation Industry Organization, a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defense. The Simorgh is locally manufactured in Iran.

The Simorgh is a upgraded variant of the IrAn-140, a modification of the Ukrainian An-140 turboprop aircraft. The Simorgh is equipped with a read ramp for loading large cargo. Brigadier General Mohammadreza Ashtiani boasted that the aircraft is light, has a high carriage capacity, is able to take off an land on short runways, and is very agile.

Video of the Simorgh flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt2qwjmFXA4 Information about the IrAn-140 and An-140: https://mil.in.ua/en/news/iranian-simorgh-aircraft-makes-its-first-flight/

Source: Tehran Times
Associated URL: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485356/Iranian-built-Simorgh-aircraft-conducts-test-flight

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