Soko J-21 Jastreb

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Soko J-21 Jastreb
Soko J-21 Jastreb in Belgrade
Type: light fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
Design country:

Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia

Manufacturer:

Soko

First flight:

May 1961

Commissioning:

1964

Production time:

1964-1985

Number of pieces:

approx. 208

The Soko J-21 Jastreb (Serbian соко / soko dt. "Falcon" - јастреб / jastreb dt. "Habicht") is a light fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft made by the Yugoslav manufacturer Soko , which was derived from the Jettrainer G-2 Galeb .

History and construction

The J-21 Jastreb was mainly used as an advanced training and reconnaissance aircraft, although it was designed as a ground attack aircraft. The biggest differences between the J-21 and G-2 Galeb were the lack of a rear seat, a more powerful engine and the additional third machine gun in the bow. The aircraft is designed as a cantilever low-wing aircraft with retractable nose wheel landing gear and is powered by a license-built Turbojet BMB (Rolls-Royce / Bristol Siddeley) Viper Mk 531. The J-21 was manufactured by Soko in Mostar until the 1980s and was used by the Yugoslav Air Force until the dissolution of Yugoslavia . After that it was mainly used by the Republic of Serbia .

variants

  • J-1: Ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft
  • J-1E: Export version of the J-1
  • RJ-1: Tactical reconnaissance aircraft
  • RJ-1E: Export version of the RJ-1

Military use

Technical specifications

Three-way plan of the J-21 Jastreb
Parameter Data
crew 1
length 10.88 m
span 10.56 m
height 3.64 m
Wing area 19.43 m²
Empty mass 2,820 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 5,100 kg
Cruising speed 740 km / h
Top speed 820 km / h
Service ceiling 12,000 m
Range 1,520 km
Engines 1 × Turbojet BMB (Rolls-Royce / Bristol Siddeley) Viper Mk 531 with 1640 lb
Armament 3 × 12.7 mm Colt-Browning M3 machine guns,
800 kg bombs and missiles at eight lower wing stations.

See also

Web links

Commons : SOKO J-21 Jastreb  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Republika Srpska Air Force - sussle.org
  2. ↑ J-21, data from vojska.net (en) accessed on November 8, 2012