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 It was superseded by the UTVA 75.
== Design and development == First flown in 1956, the Aero 3 was designed to meet a Yugoslav Air Force requirement for a primary trainer that could also be used in the army co-operation role. The Aero 3 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane that seated the student and instructor in tandem under a bubble canopy. Of all wood construction, it had a fixed, tailwheel landing gear and was powered by a nose-mounted 190 hp (142 kW) Lycoming O-435-A piston engine.
== Former military operators == Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force Aviation Technical Group of Aviation Training School (1958–1960) Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 3rd Air Command (1959-1961) Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 5th Air Command (1959-1961) Light Combat Aviation Squadron of 7th Air Command (1959-1961) 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965) 464th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965) 465th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961-1965) Letalski center Maribor (Civil operator 1961-2011)
== Aircraft on display == Serbia Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade A UTVA Aero 3 prototype and UTVa Aero 3 are on display [1] Croatia
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum in Zagreb A UTVA Areo 3 prototype ev. number: 40001 from 1954.
== Specifications == Data from General characteristics Crew: 2 a teacher and student Capacity: 2 Length: 8.58 m (28 ft 1 in) Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) Wing area: 18.9 m2 (203 sq ft) Gross weight: 1,198 kg (2,646 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-435-A piston engine , 142 kW (190 hp) Performance
Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph, 124 kn) Cruise speed: 180 km/h (112 mph, 97 kn) Range: 680 km (422 mi, 367 nmi) Service ceiling: 4,300 m (14,100 ft)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
de Havilland Chipmunk Zlin Z-226 PZL M-2
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Photos and drawings at Ugolok Neba