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Top speed
  
230 km/h

Length
  
8.58 m

Manufacturer
  
Utva Aviation Industry

Wingspan
  
10 m

First flight
  
August 1956

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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. It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

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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.

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The Aero 3 was a low wing cantilever monoplane that seated the student and instructor in tandem under a bubble canopy. 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.

Former military operators

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  •  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)

    • Aircraft on display

    Serbia
  • Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade

    • A UTVA Aero 3 prototype and UTVa Aero 3 are on display [1]

    Specifications

    Data from

    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 ft2)
  • Gross weight: 1198 kg (2646 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A pistson engine, 142 kW (190 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
  • Range: 680 km (422 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4300 m (14,100 ft)

    • References

    UTVA Aero 3 Wikipedia
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