Ikarus Aero 2

Aero 2
Aero 2D on display at the Belgrade Aviation Museum
Role Primary trainer
National origin Yugoslavia
Manufacturer Ikarus
First flight 1940
Introduction 1948
Retired 1959
Primary user Yugoslav Air Force
Number built 248


The Ikarus Aero 2 was a piston-engined military trainer aircraft built in Yugoslavia in the years following World War II, although the design pre-dated the war.

Design and development

The Ikarus Aero-2 was developed as a replacement for the Zmaj Fizir FN, which had been the most commonly used training aircraft of the Yugoslav Royal Air Force up until 1941. The Ikarus Aero-2 was designed by Boris Cijan and Đorđe Petković. Also at same time, was started project on two different aircraft, low-wing Ikarus MM-2 for advanced train and low-wing Rogožarski Brucoš for basic train. First flight test was made in April 20, 1940 and test pilot was Vasilije Stojanovic. 248 plane were eventually built, serving from 1948 to 1959 (380 built according to.[1] Powerplant was to be the de Havilland Gipsy Major because of its successful use in similar trainer aircraft built in other countries. The Aero 2 was a low-wing monoplane that seated the student and instructor in tandem, open cockpits (although later versions added a canopy to enclose them). Undercarriage was fixed and used a tailskid.

Variants

Aero 2B
Open cockpit version with a 145hp (108kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
Aero 2BE
Enclosed cockpit version with a 145hp (108kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
Aero 2C
Open cockpit version with a 160hp (119kW) Walter Minor 6-III engine.
Aero 2D
Enclosed cockpit version with a 160hp (119kW) Walter Minor 6-III engine.
Aero 2E
Enclosed cockpot version with a 160hp (119kW) Walter Minor 6-III engine.
Aero 2F
Open cockpit version with a 160hp (119kW) Walter Minor 6-III engine.
Aero 2H
Twin-float version with a 160hp (119kW) Walter Minor 6-III engine.

Operators

 Yugoslavia

Specifications (2B)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

Notes

  1. Ugolok Neba
  2. Orbis 1985, page 36

Bibliography

External links

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