8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Serbian Soko G-2 galeb: Vojislav Srbin· Public domain
- 2. BAM-48-Soko N-60 Galeb: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 3.0
- 3. G-2 Galeb N60 23252 TOC, september 01, 2012: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. G-2 Galeb PK-XGS 210625 1: Jauhsekali· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Soko G-2A Galeb, Serbia - Air Force JP6916231: Aldo Bidini· GFDL 1.2
- 6. Soko G-2A Galeb: Mulag· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Captured g2 galeb: Davey1914· CC BY 4.0
- 8. G2 galeb svk: Unknown author Unknown author· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Soko G-2 Galeb (from Serbian: галеб, lit. 'seagull') is a Yugoslav single engine, two-seater jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft. The G-2 was developed during the 1950s by the Aeronautical Technical Institute in Žarkovo as a replacement for the Lockheed T-33 in service with the Yugoslav Air Force (RV i PVO). Production started in 1965 at the Soko aircraft factory in Mostar, and ended in 1985 with 248 aircraft delivered.
How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.6 m wingspan
base stats
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- Top speed is 5.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1961-07-03
- number built
- 248
- role
- jet trainer and ground-attack
- origin
- Yugoslavia
- makers
- SOKO
- engines
- 1× DMB license-built Rolls-Royce Viper ASV.11 Mk 22-6
- crew
- 2
- length
- 10.3 m
- wingspan
- 11.6 m
- height
- 3.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,374 kg
- top speed
- 756 km/h
- range
- 669 km
- ceiling
- 12,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1479510, Wikipedia: Soko G-2 Galeb (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.