Utva Aviation Industry

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Utva Aviation Industry
Native name
Утва Авио Индустрија
Utva Avio Industrija
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAerospace
Founded5 June 1937; 87 years ago (1937-06-05)
Headquarters,
OwnerYugoimport SDPR (95.96%)[1]
ParentYugoimport SDPR
Websiteutva-avio.com
Footnotes / references
Business ID: 08061203
Tax ID: 101817221
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Utva Aviation Industry (Serbian: Утва Авио Индустрија, romanizedUtva Avio Industrija), commonly known as UTVA[a] is a Serbian manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, subsidiary of Yugoimport SDPR, headquartered in Pančevo.

History

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Utva plant in Pančevo

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.[4]

Products

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Aircraft

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Aero 3
Utva 75
Model name First flight Number built Type
Utva Bü 131 Jungmann 98[5] Single piston engine biplane trainer
Utva 212 [sr] ~59[b] Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva 213 Vihor 196 Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Aero 3 1956 110 Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Trojka 1946 79[c] Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva 56 1959 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 60 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 65 1965 69 Single piston engine monoplane agricultural airplane
Utva 66 1966 130 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane
Utva 75 1976 136 Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Lasta 95 2009 37 Single piston engine monoplane trainer
Utva Kobac 1 Single turboprop engine monoplane trainer

Gliders

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Vrabac A
Model name First flight Number built Type
Utva M/J1 [sr] 1939 1 Glider
Utva Meva [sr] 1 License built glider
Utva Salamandra [sr] License built glider
Utva ŠH.1 Sraka [sr] Glider
Utva Vrabac 150+ Glider
Utva Ševa [sr] Glider
Utva Čavka [sr] Glider
Utva Orlik [sr] 8 License built glider
Utva Delfin [sr] License built glider
Utva Jastreb [sr] Glider
Utva Soko [sr] 1947 1 Glider
Utva Ždral [sr] License built glider
Utva Vaja [sr] License built glider
Utva Lasta [sr] 1955 1 Glider

Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Pegaz
Model name First flight Number built Type
Vrabac 50+ Unmanned aerial vehicle
Pegaz 5 Unmanned aerial vehicle

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ In Serbian, Utva means common shelduck.[3]
  2. ^ 1 prototype aircraft was built by Ikarus.
  3. ^ 1 prototype aircraft was built by Ikarus.

Notes

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  1. ^ Igor, Bozinovski (16 March 2017). "Yugoimport takes control of Serbian aircraft builder Utva". Skopje: IHS Jane's. Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Основни подаци о привредном друштву". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "LLC Utva - Airline Industry" (PDF). Republic of Serbia. Ministry of Economy. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ Đorđević, Dina (14 March 2017). "Jugoimport SDPR preuzeo pančevačku "Utvu"". blic.rs (in Serbian). TangoSix.rs. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Бикер Bü 131 Јунгман" [Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann]. Удружења за неговање ваздухопловних традиција Србије [Association for Nurturing Aviation Traditions of Serbia] (in Serbian). 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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