Utva Aviation Industry

Utva Aviation Industry
Native name	Утва Авио Индустрија; Utva Avio Industrija
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	5 June 1937; 87 years ago
Headquarters	Pančevo, Serbia
Owner	Yugoimport SDPR (95.96%)
Parent	Yugoimport SDPR
Website	utva-avio.com
	Footnotes / references; Business ID: 08061203; Tax ID: 101817221

44°53′53″N 20°37′59.9″E / 44.89806°N 20.633306°E / 44.89806; 20.633306

Utva Aviation Industry (Serbian: Утва Авио Индустрија, romanized: Utva Avio Industrija), commonly known as UTVA^[a] 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.^[4]

Products

Aircraft

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

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

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

References

Footnotes

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

Notes

^ 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.
^ "Основни подаци о привредном друштву". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "LLC Utva - Airline Industry" (PDF). Republic of Serbia. Ministry of Economy. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ Đorđević, Dina (14 March 2017). "Jugoimport SDPR preuzeo pančevačku "Utvu"". blic.rs (in Serbian). TangoSix.rs. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "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.

External links

Official website
An unofficial information website Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

[4] In Serbian, Utva means common shelduck.^[3]

[7] 1 prototype aircraft was built by Ikarus.

[8] 1 prototype aircraft was built by Ikarus.

[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.

[aprInfo-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.

[5] Đorđević, Dina (14 March 2017). "Jugoimport SDPR preuzeo pančevačku "Utvu"". blic.rs (in Serbian). TangoSix.rs. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[6] "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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