UTVA Aero 3

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 One hundred ten were built, in Yugoslav Air Force service from 1958 to mid-1970s.^[1] It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

First May 1960 in Ljubljana Aero 2 and Aero 3 aircraft

Aero 3
Aero 3 - Letalski center Maribor
General information
Type	Military trainer
National origin	Yugoslavia
Manufacturer	UTVA
Primary user	Yugoslavia
Number built	110
History
Introduction date	1958
First flight	August 1956

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 was 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)
  • Letalski center Maribor (Civil operator 1961-2011)

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 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 1,198 kg (2,646 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A piston engine , 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph, 124 kn)
• Cruise speed: 180 km/h (112 mph, 97 kn)
• Range: 680 km (422 mi, 367 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,100 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• de Havilland Chipmunk
• Zlin Z-226
• PZL M-2