SOKO / CNIAR J-22 Orao / IAR-93
Fighter Bomber
The SOKO J-22 Orao resp. the IAR-93 is a twin-engine single-seat fighter bomber jet aircraft produced by the Yugoslav manufacturer SOKO together with the Romanian IAR (CNIAR), Industria Aeronautica Romana (also known as Avione Craiova S.A.).
The SOKO J-22 Orao was operated by the Yugoslav Air Force only. The Romanian Air Force was the sole operator of the CNIAR IAR-93. Twin-Seat variants of J-22 and IAR-93 were available. The more advanced variants J-22(M) Orao 2 and the IAR-93B are equipped with afterburner engines. As of today (2014) it seems that the Air Force of Serbia has still some J-22 Orao in operation.
| Propulsion | 2 Turbojet Engines |
| Engine Model | Turbomecanica (Rolls-Royce) Viper Mk 633-47 |
Engine Power (each)
dry/with Afterburner | 17,8 / 22,2 kN | 4000 / 5000 lbf |
| Speed | 1159 km/h | 626 kts
720 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 12.500 m | 41.010 ft |
| Range | 1.000 km | 540 NM
621 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 5.750 kg | 12.677 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 10.900 kg | 24.030 lbs |
| Wing Span | 9,62 m | 31 ft 7 in |
| Wing Area | 26,0 m² | 280 ft² |
| Length | 14,90 m | 48 ft 11 in |
| Height | 4,52 m | 14 ft 10 in |
| First Flight | 31.10.1974 |
| Production Status | out of production |
| Total Production | ca. 300 |
| ICAO Code | YURO |
| Data for (Version) | CNIAR IAR-93B |
| Variants | IJ-22 Orao, J-22A Orao, J-22(M), J-22B Orao 2, NJ-22 Orao, IAR-93A, IAR-93MB, IAR-93B |
