2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Lasta 95 P2 54012 V i PVO VS, Partner 2011: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Utva Lasta: Sahara· Attribution
what is it?
The Utva Lasta 95 (from Serbian: утва, lit. 'shelduck', and ласта, lit. 'barn swallow') is a Serbian light military trainer aircraft produced by Utva Aviation Industry, a subsidiary of Yugoimport SDPR. It is a tandem two-seater low-wing trainer with a metal airframe. The aircraft is capable of basic training functions including aerobatics, instrument and tactical flying, as well as basic training in use of weapons.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.7 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 41 years ago, in 1985.
- Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 9.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,160 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1985-09-02
- introduced
- 2010
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 37
- role
- trainer aircraft
- makers
- Utva Aviation Industry
- engines
- 1× Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8 m
- wingspan
- 9.7 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,210 kg
- top speed
- 345 km/h
- cruise speed
- 280 km/h
- range
- 1,160 km
- ceiling
- 6,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1436591, Wikipedia: Utva Lasta (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.