Utva 213 Vihor was a late 1940s Yugoslavian two-seat advanced trainer.[1]

Vihor
Role	Advanced military trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	FPR Yugoslavia
Designer	Government Factories
First flight	1949
Introduction	1952
Retired	1961
Primary user	Yugoslav Air Force
Produced	1952-54
Number built	196
Developed into	Soko 522

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.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 11.52 m (37 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.58 m (11 ft 9 in)
• Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ranger SVG-770C-1B air-cooled inverted V12 engine, 390 kW (520 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 362 km/h (225 mph, 195 kn)
• Stall speed: 118 km/h (73 mph, 64 kn)
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 2× machine guns
• Bombs: 2× 50 kg (110 lb) or 4× 25 kg (55 lb) bombs

See also

Related development

• Soko 522

References

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Notes

Bibliography

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