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. 110 were built, in Yugoslav Air Force service from 1956 to 1964. It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

Description

The Aero 3 was a low wing design that seated the student and instructor in tandem under a bubble canopy to enclose them. It had fixed, tailwheel undercarriage


Specifications (Aero 3)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, student and instructor
  • Length: 8.58 m (28 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.50 m (30 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 18.9 m² (203 ft²)
  • Empty: 679 kg (1,494 lb)
  • Loaded: kg ( lb)
  • Maximum takeoff: 1,198 kg (2,636 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1x Lycoming O-435-A, 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 230 km/h (144 mph)
  • Range: 745 km (466 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 6,800 m (22,304 ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
  • Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
  • Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

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Comparable aircraft: de Havilland Chipmunk

Designation sequence: Aero 2Aero 3


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