Utva 66

Utva-66

Utva-66 on display in the Museum of Aviation
Role	Military Training Aircraft/General Aviation Aircraft
Manufacturer	UTVA
Designer	UTVA
First flight	1966
Status	Retired
Number built	130

The UTVA-66 is an STOL aircraft, which was produced in the former Yugoslavia. It was developed from the UTVA-60 and first flew 1966.

Description

Plane was built for landing on unprepared fields and its STOL characteristics include leading edge fixed slats, flaps and drooping ailerons. The cockpit is equipped with two flight controls. The right front and rear seats in the older version of the plane were able to accommodate two stretchers. The aircraft had floats to land on water, but they could have been exchanged for snow skis. 130 UTVA-66 aircraft were manufactured. The last aircraft were withdrawn from military service in 1999.

Variants

'66AM air ambulance
66H
66V
66 Super STOL
66A never entered military service

Former Military Operators

Utva 66 Hydro

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Air Force

Croatia

Croatian Air Force

Macedonia

Macedonian Air Force

Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska Air Force
- 92nd Light Multi role Aircraft Squadron

Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Air Force
- 461st Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1977-1988)
- 462nd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1977-1981)
- 252nd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Squadron (1981–1992)

Aircraft on display

Serbia

Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade

A number of Ultva 66 including Ultva 66H are on display.

Specifications (Utva 66)

General characteristics

Crew: 1-2
Capacity:
- 3 passengers
- 2 stretchers
Length: 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 11.40 m (37 ft 4 in)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 2.06 m² ()
Airfoil: NACA 4412
Empty weight: 1251 kg (2758 lb)
Useful load: 569 kg (1254 lb)
Loaded weight: 1820 kg (4012 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 1820 kg (4012 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming GSO-480-B1J6 6-cylinder flat engine, 340 hp limited to 5 minutes. 320 hp continuous (253 kW take-off / 238 kW continuous)

Performance

Maximum speed: 230 km/h (124 kn)
Range: 746 km (403 nmi)

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