UTVA Aero 3

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Aero 3

Aero 3 prototype at Zagreb technical museum

Type Military trainer
National origin Yugoslavia
Manufacturer Utva
Maiden flight August 1956
Introduced 1958
Primary user Yugoslavia
Number built 110

The UTVA Aero 3 was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft built in Yugoslavia to replace the Ikarus Aero 2 then in service. 110 were built, in Yugoslav Air Force service from 1958 to mid-1970s[1]. It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

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The Aero 3 was a low wing design that seated the student and instructor in tandem under a bubble canopy to enclose them. It had fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. Construction was all wooden.

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General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, student and instructor
  • Length: 8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.50 m (30 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 18.9 m² (203 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 679 kg (1,494 lb)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,198 kg (2,636 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1× Lycoming O-435-A, 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance


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Comparable aircraft

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