UTVA-75 Observation and target designation aircraft

FYROM military aerial means
UTVA-75 Observation and target designation aircraft. First flight: 1976 © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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Manufacturer: UTVA
Country: Yugoslavia
First flight: 1976
Type: Observation and target designation aircraft 

Abbreviation FYROM - the Former Yugoslav Republic of Makedonia

A light training aircraft (target designation aircraft) with a piston engine, developed by the Yugoslav company UTVA, based on the military modification UTVA-66 (V), together with the company Parva Petoletka-Trstenik, the Vazduhoplovno Technicki Institut and the Faculty of Mechanics of the University of Belgrade. The first flight of the prototype took place in May 1976.

The aircraft was built from 1977 to 1989, 200 units were built, 136 of which are of the UTVA-75A21 type.


The aircraft has the ability to carry light armament on two external underwing pylons such as: bombs, drop fuel tanks, cannon pods, launchers and two 100 kg drop containers © Konstantinos Panitsidis
The aircraft has the ability to carry light armament on two external underwing pylons such as: bombs, drop fuel tanks, cannon pods, launchers and two 100 kg drop containers.

 

To plane provides for the transportation of light weapons. In 1981, the only prototype of the UTVA-78 four-seat trainer was built, based on the UTVA-75. 

 

Modifications:  
UTVA -75A21 First production aircraft
UTVA-75A41 Modernized version with improved electronics and the ability to carry up to 2 passengers.
UTAV-75AG11 Agricultural airplane
UTVA-78 Four-seater trainer aircraft




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UTVA-75 © Konstantinos Panitsidis



Technical specifications

DESIGNER UTVA
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
TYPE
Observation and target designation aircraft
CREW 2
POWER-PLANT One piston engine Textron Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F
Power, h.p. 1x180
DIMENSIONS
  
Length, m
7,11
Height, m
3,15
Wing span, m
9,73
Wing area, m2
14,63
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 960
Normal take-off, kg -
Empty aircraft, kg 685
Internal fuel, l 103
- external tank (drop tank)
153 
Payload, kg -
Warload, kg 200
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 215
Cruising speed, km/h 185
Range, km 2.000
Combat range, km
800
Service ceiling, m
4.000
Rate of climb, m/min -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT Doesn't have (defensive).
- military version Number external hardpoints. Transportation of weapons: Two 100 kg bombs each or two launchers or two 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm cannon pods.




Photos UTVA-75