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The KAI KC-100 Naraon is a South Korean four-seat, low-wing, single-engine light aircraft under development by Korea Aerospace Industries that first flew on 20 July 2011.〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 166. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 The name ''Naraon'' was chosen based on public input.〔 A military trainer variant the KT-100 first flew in 2015. ==Design and development== The design goal of the Naraon is to produce an aircraft that is 10% more fuel efficient than other aircraft in its class, with a cabin that is wider that the Cirrus SR-22 or Cessna 400. Development began in June 2008 with a five-year development timeframe.〔〔 The KC-100 is built from carbon fibre and features gull-wing doors. The wing employs a laminar flow airfoil and winglets. The engine is a Continental TSIOF-550-K turbocharged powerplant controlled by FADEC. The avionics will be an Avidyne Entegra II glass cockpit. The aircraft will have a TKS anti-icing system, air conditioning and oxygen as standard equipment. A full-plane parachute system will be optional.〔〔 Type certification in South Korea, Europe and the United States is planned. The company expected that deliveries would commence in mid-2013 at a forecast price of US$575,000.〔〔〔 In May 2014, the South Korean Air Force academy entered a memorandum of understanding to obtain a military trainer variant designated the KT-100, the first mass production contract for the aircraft. The KT-100 will replace the 20 Ilyushin Il-103 aircraft at the academy to familiarize students with flying. The KT-100 first flew on 5 October 2015 and all expected to be delivered by the end of 2016.〔〔(PICTURES: Korea air force academy to obtain 23 KAI KC-100s ) - Flightglobal.com, 15 May 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KAI KC-100 Naraon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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