Neiva Universal

what is it?

The Neiva N621 Universal is a Brazilian propeller-driven basic trainer and ground attack aircraft manufactured by Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva. It is a cantilever, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction, with retractable undercarriage and side-by-side seating.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 300 km/htop speed
• range 1,500 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 2passengers
• size 1,700 kgmax take-off weight
• built 189made 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 60 years ago, in 1966.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1966-04-29

number built

189

role

basic trainer and ground attack aircraft

origin

🇧🇷 Brazil

makers

Neiva

engines

1× Lycoming IO-540-K1D5 / Lycoming O-540 / IO-540-K1D5

crew

2

passengers

2

length

8.6 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3 m

max take-off weight

1,700 kg

top speed

300 km/h

cruise speed

285 km/h

range

1,500 km

ceiling

6,100 m

wings

monoplane

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