Utva 66
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The UTVA-66 is a STOL light utility and liaison aircraft produced in the former Yugoslavia. A development of the UTVA-56, it first flew in 1966 and was intended largely for use by the Yugoslav military.
Description
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The aircraft was designed to operate from unprepared fields. Its STOL characteristics include fixed leading-edge slats, flaps and drooping ailerons.[1] The cockpit is equipped with dual flight controls.[2] In the ambulance version, the front right seat and rear seats could be removed to accommodate two stretchers.[2] The 66H ("Hidro") variant replaced the fixed landing gear with pontoon floats for operation from bodies of water;Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. floats could also be exchanged for skis or wheels.[2]
Operational usage
About 130 UTVA-66 aircraft were manufactured.[2]
During the Yugoslav Wars, some aircraft fell into Slovenian and Croatian hands.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The last examples were withdrawn from military service in 1999.[2]
A number of aircraft were exported or later appeared in civilian use outside the former Yugoslavia, including in Canada and the United States.[3]
Variants
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Former military operators
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Aircraft on display
- Serbia
- Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Belgrade – a number of UTVA-66 aircraft, including the UTVA-66H, are on display.[4]
Specifications (UTVA-66)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1971–72.[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity:
- 3 passengers or
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- Airfoil: NACA 4412 (modified)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Fuel capacity: 250 L (55 imp gal; 66 US gal)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/length
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- Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft): 352 m (1,155 ft)
- Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 181 m (594 ft)
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- ^ a b Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About us". UTVA AVIO D.O.O. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UTVA-66 Short takeoff and landing aircraft". RedStar.gr. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Muzej Ratnog Vazduhoplovstva". AviationMuseum.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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Bibliography
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fulton, Ken (19 July 1973). "Piston Engine Survey". Flight International. Vol. 104, no. 3358. pp. 98–106.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rendall, David Alexander, ed. (1996). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-470980-2.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ripley, Tim (2013). Conflict in the Balkans 1991–2000 (PDF e-book ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-748-1 – via Google Books.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Sampson Low. ISBN 0-354-00094-2.
External links
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