title: IAR-818
text: # IAR-818
  
  The IAR-818 was a Romanian multipurpose aircraft based on the IAR-817. It was developed by IAR in both landplane and floatplane forms.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### IAR-818
  
      Landplane utility aircraft
  
  ### IAR-818H
  
      Floatplane with twin floats and added ventral fin
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Romanian Aeronautical Constructions 1905–1974
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1 or 2
  * Capacity: 5-6
  * Length: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
  * Wingspan: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
  * Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
  * Wing area: 25.4 $m^2$ (273 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 805 kg (1,775 lb)
  * Gross weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
  * Max takeoff weight: 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Avia M-337 6-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 155 kW (208 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
  * Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
  * Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
  * Ferry range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  * Take-off run: 80–100 m (260–330 ft)
  * Landing run: 40 m (130 ft)
  