| Aero 2 | |
|---|---|
 Aero 2D on display at theBelgrade Aviation Museum | |
| General information | |
| Type | Primary trainer |
| National origin | Yugoslavia |
| Manufacturer | Ikarus |
| Primary user | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Number built | 248 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1948 |
| First flight | 1940 |
| Retired | 1959 |
TheIkarus Aero 2 was a piston-engined militarytrainer aircraft built inYugoslavia in the years followingWorld War II, although the design pre-dated the war.
The Ikarus Aero-2 was developed as a replacement for theZmaj Fizir FN, which had been the most commonly used training aircraft of theYugoslav 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-wingIkarus MM-2 for advanced train and low-wingRogožarski Brucoš for basic train. First flight test was made on April 20, 1940 and test pilot was Vasilije Stojanovic. 248 plane were eventually built, serving from1948 to1959 (380 built according to.[1]
Powerplant was to be thede 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.
Data fromThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[2]
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