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Utva 75
	The Utva 75 is used by several ex-YU aeroclubs
Role	Military Trainer/General Aviation
Manufacturer	Utva
First flight	19 May 1976
Introduced	Late 1970s or early 1980s
Primary users	Serbian Air Force; various regional Air Clubs
Number built	138

The Utva 75 is a compact, piston engined aircraft manufactured by Lola Utva. It is mainly used as a military training aircraft for air force pilots that are not able to fly jet aircraft yet. It is a fairly popular aircraft among a few Balkan air forces.

[edit] History

The Utva 75, originally called the V-53 in the Yugoslav Air Force, was designed to replace the older and slower Utva 66. Its goal was a success: over a hundred units were built and served the Former Yugoslav Air Force for decades. After the war in former Yugoslavia, the Croatian AF, Serbian and later Montenego AF used the Utva 75. The last Utva 75's ever produced so far were two that were produced in Lola Utva's Pancevo factory in Serbia in 2003. They were exported to the United States. Civil operators include Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Republic of Macedonia, Jordan and the United States

[edit] Variants

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

[edit] Military Operators

Serbia - currently operates 12-15 Utva 75s
Croatia - retired
Macedonia - retired
Montenegro - currently operates 3 Utva 75s
Slovenia - retired
Yugoslavia - passed on to successor states

[edit] Specifications (Utva 75)

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: 1× 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 ()

Armament
Two fittings for light weapon loads under wings. Each can carry a bomb, 100 kg cargo container, two-round rocket launcher or machine gun pod.

Avionics
Bendix/King equipment standard, including dual KY 197 720-channel VHF com transceivers; KR 87 digitally tuned ADF with integral electronic flight timer and pushbutton elapsed timer. Optional equipment include: panel mounted R/Nav system comprising a KNS 81 200-channel nav, 40-channel glideslope indicator and 9-waypoint digital R/Nav computer, combined with a KI 525A pictorial nav indicator; KI 229 RMI; KN 53 200-channel VHF nav with integral 40-channel glideslope indicator and KI 525A indicator; KN 62A 200-channel DME with digital distance, ground speed and time-to-station; KT 79 all solid state digital transponder featuring cross-check readout of encoded altitude and automatic VFR code selection; and KMA 24 audio control console with integral marker beacon receiver. Info From Utva Main Website