The Utva C-3 ''Trojka'' (Trey) was a light aircraft built in Yugoslavia shortly after World War II as a result of a government competition to develop a new, domestically built aircraft with which to equip the country's flying clubs. The winning design was submitted by
Boris Cijan
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and
Djordje T. Petković and the prototype was built by
Ikarus as the Ikarus 251. Series production took place at
Utva
Utva Aviation Industry (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 Pančev ...
as the C-3. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and instructor sat side by side under an expansive canopy. The type remained in production until the mid-1950s with later examples powered by the more powerful
Walter Mikron 4.
Operators
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Yugoslav Air Force
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Letalski center Maribor
Specifications
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1940s Yugoslav civil trainer aircraft
Ikarus aircraft
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Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1946