Utva 213 Vihor was a late 1940s

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n two-seat advanced trainer.

Design and development

Designed and built by the Yugoslav state factory, the Type 213 was first flown in 1949, a cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by a

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engine. The prototype had a

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which retracted forward, the second prototype and production aircraft had a wider track main gear that retracted inwards. It had an enclosed cockpit for the instructor and student in tandem under a long glazed canopy. For training the Vihor had two forward-facing machine guns and could carry up to 100 kg of bombs. In 1957 an improved

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d variant entered service as the Type 522.

Aircraft on display

One aircraft is on display at the Museum of Yugoslav Aviation, Belgrade, Serbia.

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