
The unnumbered prototype of the IAR 27 trainer made its debut on June 8, 1937. A two-seat basic trainer, low-wing monoplane, metal construction, power was a 180 hp IAR 6 GI (licenced DH Gipsy 6), and a 9.10 m span.
Series production totalled 80 aircraft, 30 built by SET in 1941. The wheel covers were not employed on series production airframes.