Ikarus Kurir

what is it?

The Ikarus Kurir (English: Courier) is a single-engined high-wing monoplane designed in Yugoslavia for army liaison and air ambulance work from small airfields. Built in large numbers, it served with the Yugoslav Air Force (JRV) until 1972, when it entered civilian use.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 189 km/htop speed
• range 760 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,400 kgmax take-off weight
• built 145made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 71 years ago, in 1955.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1955

introduced

1955

retired

1972

status

retired

number built

145

role

army liaison, ambulance and parachute aircraft

origin

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

makers

Ikarbus

engines

1× DM-6R

crew

2

length

9.7 m

wingspan

14.9 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

1,400 kg

top speed

189 km/h

cruise speed

160 km/h

range

760 km

ceiling

3,300 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.