PZL I-22 Iryda
The PZL I-22 Iryda, otherwise known as the PZL M93 Iryda and PZL M96 Iryda, was a twin-engine, two-seat Polish military jet trainer aircraft developed and produced by Polish aviation company PZL Mielec.

Work started on what would become the Iryda during 1976 as a successor to the indigenously-developed TS-11 Iskra jet trainer. First flying on 3 March 1985, the type would have a protracted development, partly due to the initial unavailability of its PZL K-15 turbojet engines. The Polish Air Force received the first K-15-powered Irydras during May 1995. However, aircraft deliveries were complicated due to disputes over cost and performance, leading to multiple announcements, policy reversals, and groundings of the type. A fatal accident involving the type on 24 January 1996 fuelled criticism and undermined support for the programme.

During 1996, an agreement was struck to upgrade the existing aircraft to a new standard, flight testing of which commenced during the following year. However, relations between PZL Mielec and the Polish Defense Ministry became so poor over the programme that legal action was initiated while the Iryda itself languished. During the late 1990s, Polish Government support for the programme was withdrawn, and the handful of delivered aircraft were stored. Despite attempts to revive the programme by PZL Mielec, no orders have been forthcoming.
Q6188960
jet trainer
MISC
Q400153
PZL Mielec
ORG
Q1046250
TS-11 Iskra
MEDIA
None
PZL K-15
UNK
Q723916
turbojet
Concept
Q918504
Polish Air Force
ORG
Q613199
PZL I-22 Iryda
PER
1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1976
DATE
1985-03-03T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
3 March 1985
DATE
1995-05-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
May 1995
DATE
1996-01-24T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
24 January 1996
DATE
1996-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1996
DATE
1990-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1990
DATE
-22^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-22
NUMBER
+93^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
93
NUMBER
+96^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
96
NUMBER
-11^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-11
NUMBER
-15^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-15
NUMBER
-15^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-15
NUMBER
manufacturer
first flight
service retirement