UTVA Aero 3

Aero 3

Aero 3
Role	Military trainer
National origin	Yugoslavia
Manufacturer	UTVA
First flight	August 1956
Introduction	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. One hundred ten were built, in Yugoslav Air Force service from 1958 to mid-1970s.^[1] It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

Design and development

First flown in 1956^[2] the Aero 3 was designed to meet a Yugoslav Air Force requirement for a primary trainer that could also be used in the army co-operation role.^[2]

The Aero 3 was a low wing cantilever monoplane that seated the student and instructor in tandem under a bubble canopy.^[2] Of all wood construction it had a fixed, tailwheel landing gear and powered by a nose-mounted 190 hp (142 kW) Lycoming O-435-A piston engine.^[2]

Former military operators

Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Air Force
  - Aviation Technical Group of Aviation Training School (1958–1960)
  - Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 3rd Air Command (1959-1961)
  - Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (1959-1961)
  - Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 7th Air Command (1959-1961)
  - 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965)
  - 464th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965)
  - 465th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965)

Aircraft on display

Serbia

Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade

A UTVA Aero 3 prototype and UTVa Aero 3 are on display

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2 a teacher and student
Capacity: 2
Length: 8.58 m (28 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 18.9 m² (203 ft²)
Gross weight: 1198 kg (2646 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A pistson engine, 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph)
Cruising speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
Range: 680 km (422 miles)
Service ceiling: 4300 m (14,100 ft)

References

Notes

↑ Ugolok Neba
1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, page 36

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.

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