UTVA Aero 3

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Aero 3
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Aero 3 - Letalski center Maribor
RoleMilitary trainer
National originYugoslavia
Manufacturer UTVA
First flightAugust 1956
Introduction1958
Primary user Yugoslavia
Number built110

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 [1] It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

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First May 1960 in Ljubljana Aero 2 and Aero 3 aircraft Prvomajski sprevod v Ljubljani 1960 (4).jpg
First May 1960 in Ljubljana Aero 2 and Aero 3 aircraft

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

Aircraft on display

Serbia

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

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

Notes

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

Bibliography

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