The Abraham Iris was a two-seat touring plane produced in France in the early 1930s in two slightly different versions, the Iris I with a 75 kW (100 hp) Hispano-Suiza engine, and the Iris II with a Renault engine. The Iris was a conventional parasol wing monoplane with a neatly faired-in engine.

Specifications (Iris II)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.50 m (7 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 15 m² (161 ft²)
• Empty: 467 kg (1,027 lb)
• Loaded: 760 kg (1,672 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Renault 4 Pb, 71 kW (95 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (113 mph)
• Range: 400 km (250 miles)
• Service ceiling: m ( ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: 51 kg/m² (10 lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: 0.09 kW/kg (0.06 hp/lb)

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