| National origin | FPR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|
| Designer | Government Factories |
| Primary user | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Number built | 196 |
| Construction date | 1952-54 |
| Introduction | 1952 |
| Retired | 1961 |
| First flight | 1949 |
| Developed into | Soko 522 |
Utva 213 Vihor was a late 1940s Yugoslavian two-seat advanced trainer.[1]
Design and development
Designed and built by the Yugoslav state factory, the Type 213 was first flown in 1949, a cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by a 520 hp (388 kW) Ranger SVG-770-CB1 engine.[1] The prototype had a conventional landing gear which retracted forward, the second prototype and production aircraft had a wider track main gear that retracted inwards.[1] It had an enclosed cockpit for the instructor and student in tandem under a long glazed canopy.[1] For training the Vihor had two forward-facing machine guns and could carry up to 100 kg of bombs.[1] In 1957 an improved radial engined variant entered service as the Type 522.[1]
Aircraft on display
One aircraft is on display at the Museum of Yugoslav Aviation, Belgrade, Serbia.
References
Notes
- ^ Orbis 1985, p. 1996
Bibliography
- Bridgman, Leonard (1956). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57. New York: The McGraw Hill Book Company.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.