KAI KC-100 Naraon

what is it?

The KAI KC-100 Naraon is a South Korean four-seat, low-wing, single-engine light aircraft developed and manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The name Naraon was chosen based on public input. It has the distinction of being the first civil-orientated aircraft to be developed in South Korea.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 370 km/htop speed
• range 1,852 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,633 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 15 years ago, in 2011.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,852 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

2011-07-15

introduced

2011

status

still flying

number built

—

role

light aircraft

origin

🇰🇷 South Korea

makers

Korea Aerospace Industries

engines

1× Continental TSIOF-550-K / TSIO-550

passengers

3

length

8 m

wingspan

11.3 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,633 kg

top speed

370 km/h

range

1,852 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.