Although evolved in parallel with the I.A.R.15, the I.A.R.16, which flew for the first time in 1934, was the first of Carafoli’s fighters to feature an all-metal structure, this having plywood, fabric and duralumin skinning. It was powered by a 560hp Bristol Mercury IVS.2 nine-cylinder radial enclosed by a Townend ring and carried an armament of two 7.7mm Vickers guns. The I.A.R.16 was not developed further than a single prototype.
Engine: 560hp Bristol Mercury IVS.2 nine-cylinder radial
Take-off weight: 1650 kg
Empty weight: 1224 kg / 2698 lb
Wingspan: 11.70 m / 38 ft 5 in
Length: 7.37 m / 24 ft 2 in
Height: 2.80 m / 9 ft 2 in
Wing area: 20.30 sq.m / 218.51 sq ft
Max. speed: 342 km/h / 213 mph
Armament: two 7.7mm Vickers guns
All Aero 