Utva Aviation Industry Explained

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Utva Aviation Industry
Native Name:Serbian: Утва Авио Индустрија
Serbian: Utva Avio Industrija
Native Name Lang:sr
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Aerospace
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Hq Location City:Pančevo
Hq Location Country:Serbia
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Owner:Yugoimport SDPR (95.96%)[1]
Parent:Yugoimport SDPR
Footnotes: [2]

Utva Aviation Industry (Serbian: Утва Авио Индустрија|Utva Avio Industrija), commonly known as UTVA is a Serbian manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, subsidiary of Yugoimport SDPR, headquartered in Pančevo.

History

Utva was founded on 5 June 1937 in Zemun, since 1940 located in Pančevo, produced simple gliders. In 1939 Utva began manufacturing light piston engine aircraft. During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the factory was heavily damaged.

In 2017, Serbian defence company Yugoimport SDPR became the majority stakeholder of Utva with around 96% of total shares.[3]

Products

Aircraft

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Utva Bü 131 Jungmann98[4] Single piston engine biplane trainer
~59Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva 213 Vihor196Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Aero 31956110Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Trojka194679Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva 561959Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 60Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 65196569Single piston engine monoplane agricultural airplane
Utva 661966130Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 751976136Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Lasta 95200937Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Kobac1Single turboprop engine monoplane trainer

Gliders

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
19391Glider
1License built glider
License built glider
Glider
Utva Vrabac150+Glider
Glider
Glider
8License built glider
License built glider
Glider
19471Glider
License built glider
License built glider
19551Glider

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Vrabac50+Unmanned aerial vehicle
Pegaz5Unmanned aerial vehicle

See also

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Yugoimport takes control of Serbian aircraft builder Utva. IHS Jane's. Igor. Bozinovski. Skopje. 16 March 2017. 19 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170415104628/http://www.janes.com/article/68749/yugoimport-takes-control-of-serbian-aircraft-builder-utva. 2017-04-15. dead.
  2. Web site: Основни подаци о привредном друштву. apr.gov.rs. Serbian Business Registers Agency. 28 February 2018. sr.
  3. News: Đorđević. Dina. Jugoimport SDPR preuzeo pančevačku "Utvu". 23 January 2018. blic.rs. TangoSix.rs. 14 March 2017. sr.
  4. Web site: Бикер Bü 131 Јунгман . Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann . Удружења за неговање ваздухопловних традиција Србије . Association for Nurturing Aviation Traditions of Serbia . 12 April 2022 . Serbian . 1 August 2015 . 26 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126045855/http://www.vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/375-biker-bu-131-jungman . dead .