UTVA 75

UTVA 75

Role: Military Trainer/General Aviation
Manufacturer: UTVA
First flight: 19 May 1976
Introduced: Late 1970s or early 1980s
Primary user: Serbian Air Force
Number built: 138

The Utva 75 is a compact, piston engined aircraft manufactured by UTVA. It was mainly used as a military basic trainer aircraft.

History

The Utva 75, was designed to replace the UTVA Aero 3 as the primary basic trainer in the Yugoslav Air Force. Over a hundred units were built and served in the former Yugoslav Air Force. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia, many were passed on to the succeeding countries. The last two Utva 75's were produced in 2003 and exported to the United States.

Variants

Utva 75 : Two-seat training aircraft.
Utva 75A : Four-seat light aircraft.

Operators

Serbia - operates 12 prepared to be replaced by UTVA Lasta
Bosnia and Herzegovina - operates 9
Croatia - retired
Macedonia - retired
Montenegro - operates 2
Slovenia - retired
United States- Two delivered by the Serbian Air Force in 2003
Yugoslavia - passed on to successor states

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Capacity: 2 person capacity
Length: 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.73 m (31 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb)
Useful load: 40 kg (90 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 970 kg (2,135 lb)
Powerplant: 1x— Lycoming IO-360-B1F 4 cylinder flat engine, 180 hp (134 kW)

Performance

Never exceed speed: 270 km/h
Maximum speed: 215 km/h (116 kt)
Cruise speed: 175 km/h (109 mph) (94 kt)
Stall speed: 100 km/h (60 mph)
Range: 800 km (500 mi)
Service ceiling: 4,000 meters (13,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 240 m per minute ()

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Source: WikiPedia