UTVA Aero 3

what is it?

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 It was superseded by the UTVA 75.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/htop speed
• range 680 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,198 kgmax take-off weight
• built 110made 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 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1956-08

introduced

1958

number built

110

role

military trainer

origin

Yugoslavia

makers

Utva Aviation Industry

engines

1× Lycoming O-435-A piston engine

crew

2

length

8.6 m

wingspan

10.5 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,198 kg

top speed

230 km/h

cruise speed

180 km/h

range

680 km

ceiling

4,300 m

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