Ikarus Aero 2

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Ikarus Aero 2
Ikarus Aero 2 in the Belgrade Aviation Museum
Type: Trainer aircraft
Design country:

Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia

Manufacturer:

Icarus

First flight:

1940

Commissioning:

1948

Number of pieces:

248 or 380

The Ikarus Aero 2 ( Serbian - Cyrillic Икарус Аеро 2 ) was a two-seat beginner's training aircraft from the Yugoslav manufacturer Ikarus .

history

Due to a demand of the “Royal Yugoslav Air Force” before the Second World War , the Aero 2 was developed to replace the outdated Fizir FN biplane training aircraft. The Aero 2 was developed by Boris Cijan and Dorde Petkovic . The prototype flew in 1940, but development was interrupted due to the events of the war and only resumed after the now Yugoslav " Air Force and Air Defense " was formed. 248 (380 according to other data) copies were built and were in use from 1948 to 1959.

construction

The Aero 2 was a conventional low-wing aircraft with a fixed tail wheel landing gear . Teacher and student sat one behind the other. The aircraft was from a de Havilland Gipsy Major - piston engine driven.

Versions

  • Aero 2B
  • Aero 2BE
    • Closed cockpit with a 108 kW de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine
  • Aero 2C
  • Aero 2D
    • Closed cockpit with a 119 kW Walter Minor 6-III piston engine
  • Aero 2E
    • Closed cockpit with a 119 kW Walter Minor 6-III piston engine
  • Aero 2F
    • Open cockpit with a 119 kW Walter Minor 6-III piston engine
  • Aero 2H
    • Seaplane version equipped with two floats with a 119 kW Walter Minor 6-III piston engine

use

  • Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia

Technical specifications

Parameter Data (2B)
crew 1-2
length 8.45 m
span 10.5 m
height 2.80 m
Wing area 17.4 m²
Empty mass 564 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 996 kg
Top speed 208 km / h
Service ceiling 4500 m
Range 680 km
Engines 1 × piston engine de Havilland Gipsy Major with 108  kW (147  PS )

See also

Web links

Commons : Ikarus Aero 2  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ugolok Neba
  2. ↑ Orbis 1985, page 36