UTVA 75

UTVA 75
Slovenian Air Force Utva 75
Role	Military trainer/general aviation
National origin	Yugoslavia
Manufacturer	UTVA
First flight	19 May 1976
Introduction	1979
Status	active
Primary user	Yugoslav Air Force
Produced	1979-1985
Number built	136

The UTVA 75 is a compact, piston-engine aircraft manufactured by UTVA. It was mainly used as a military basic trainer and sporting aircraft.

Design and development

Designed in 1975 to replace the UTVA Aero 3 as the primary basic trainer in the Yugoslav Air Force, The Utva 75 made its maiden flight in 1976. Between 1979 and 1985, a total of 136 Utva 75s were produced for the former Yugoslav Air Force. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, many were passed on to successor states.

Variants

• UTVA 75A11 : Single-seat agricultural aircraft, largely using the Utva 75 airframe.
• UTVA-75A21 : Two-seater with dual controls and provisions for blind instrument flying.
• UTVA-75A41 : Four-seater with advanced avionics, first flown in 1986.

Operators

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Serbian Air Force Utva 75 trainer

• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 aircraft
• Croatia - 11 aircraft, replaced in 1998 with Pilatus PC-9 and in 2004 with Zlin Z 242
• Macedonia - 4 aircraft, replaced with Zlin Z 242
• Montenegro - 3 aircraft
• Serbia - 14 aircraft
• Slovenia - 14 aircraft, replaced with Pilatus PC-9 and Zlin Z 242
• Sudan - built under license as the Safat 03
• Yugoslavia - passed on to successor states.

Specifications (UTVA 75A21)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 210 kg (460 lb) max
• Length: 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.73 m (31 ft 11 in)
• Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 14.63 m² (157.5 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.5
• Empty weight: 685 kg (1,510 lb) equipped
• Max takeoff weight: 960 kg (2,116 lb)
• Fuel capacity: standard:160 L (42 US gal; 35 imp gal): with drop tanks 360 L (95 US gal; 79 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-B1F 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 134 kW (180 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell HC-C2YK-1BF/F7666A variable-pitch metal propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph; 116 kn)
• Cruising speed: 165 km/h (103 mph; 89 kn)
• Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph; 51 kn) flaps up at idle

82 km/h (51 mph; 44 kn) 25° flap at idle

• Range: 800 km (497 mi; 432 nmi)
• Ferry range: 1,080 km (671 mi; 583 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
• g limits: +6 -3
• Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)

Armament

• Hardpoints: 2 with a capacity of 100 kg (220 lb) each,

Avionics
optional King KY 195B radio with standard radio compass

See also

• Utva 66

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Zlin Z 142