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The UTVA Aero 3 was a piston-engined military Ugolok Neba
/ref> It was superseded by the
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Photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba
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trainer aircraft
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristi ...
built in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
to replace the Ikarus Aero 2
The Ikarus Aero 2 was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft built in Yugoslavia in the years following World War II, although the design pre-dated the war.
Design and development
The Ikarus Aero-2 was developed as a replacement for the Zmaj ...
then in service. One hundred ten were built, in Yugoslav Air Force service from 1958 to mid-1970s./ref> It was superseded by the
UTVA 75
The UTVA 75 is a compact, low-wing monoplane, piston-engine aircraft manufactured by UTVA. It is mainly used as a military basic trainer and sporting aircraft.
Development
The Utva 75 made its maiden flight in 1976.
Between 1978 and 1985 ...
.
Design and development
First flown in 1956 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. The Aero 3 was a low wing cantilever monoplane that seated the student and instructor in tandem under abubble canopy
A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often providing 360° all-round visibility.
The designs of bubble canopies can drastically vary; so ...
. 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
The Lycoming O-435 is an American six-cylinder, horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter engine made by Lycoming Engines. The engine is a six-cylinder version of the four-cylinder Lycoming O-290.
Design and development
The p ...
piston engine.Orbis 1985, page 36
Former military operators
* **Yugoslav Air Force
The Air Force and Air Defence ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana ; abbr. sh-Cyrl-Latn, label=none, separator=/, РВ и ПВ ...
*** Aviation Technical Group of Aviation Training School (1958–1960)
***Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 3rd Air Command
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 terahe ...
(1959-1961)
***Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command
The Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (''Serbo-Croatian: Vazduhoplovna eskadrila lake borbene avijacije 5. vazduhoplovne komande / Ваздухопловна ескадрила лаке борбене авијације 5. вазд ...
(1959-1961)
***Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 7th Air Command
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 terahe ...
(1959-1961)
***463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron
The 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (''Serbo-Croatian: 463. eskadrila lake borbene avijacije / 463. ескадрила лаке борбене авијације'') was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in April 1961 at Titogr ...
(1961-1965)
*** 464th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965)
*** 465th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965)
**Letalski center Maribor
Letalski center Maribor short LCM (English: Aviation center Maribor) is the oldest and the biggest Slovenian general aviation aero club operating at international Maribor Airport operating with 11 aircraft and 11 gliders. Founded on December 20, ...
(Civil operator 1961-2011)
Aircraft on display
;Serbia *Museum of Aviation (Belgrade)
The Aeronautical Museum Belgrade, formerly known as the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum, is a museum located in Surčin, Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Founded in 1957, the museum is located adjacent to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. The current f ...
in Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
A UTVA Aero 3 prototype and UTVa Aero 3 are on displa;Slovenia *
Pivka Park of Military History
The Pivka Park of Military History ( sl, Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka) is a military museum in the town in Pivka, Slovenia. It is operated jointly by the Municipality of Pivka and the Military Museum of the Slovene Armed Forces.
The museum's exh ...
in Pivka
Pivka (, german: St. Peter in Krain, it, San Pietro del Carso) is a small town in Slovenia in the Pivka Basin in the Karst region. It is the seat of the Municipality of Pivka. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola.
Name
Pivka wa ...
One Utva Aero 3 on display
Specifications
See also
References
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Photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba
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