DEVELOPMENT OF YUGOSLAV AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

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• Publication Date: October 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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The first poatxar exhibit of the Yugoslav aircraft industry, opened in
Belgrade 17 June 1952, resulting in reviexs of its development as follow.
Restoration of Yugoslav aircraft factories began at the sad of 1946.
They wre old and mostly small enterprises, such ae the "Ikaxvs," "ZmaJ,"
"Rogozarski," e~ "Utva" aircraft plafits and the "Teledptik" Optical Lens Enter-
~rise. Their principal xork consisted only of repairing military aircraft and
the mamtfacture of small gliders. When the Five-Year Plan began functioning, tho
industry xas given the teak of producing engines, aircraft instruments, and equip-
ment, and constructing several large and modern aircraft factories.
Evan at that time the USSR attempted to prevent ?Ehe development of a
Yugoslav aircraft industry. The Tagoelav commission xhich xent to Moscax in the
begirming of 1948 to meet xith Soviet technicians ws told that?.the USBR did not
think it necessary for Yugoslavia to build nex aircraft factories, az~d therefore
refuae$ to send Yugoslavia necessary material,,
By mid-1948, the construction of several large enterprises had begun,
among them the "21 Mai" Engine Factory (Tvornica motors "21 MaJ"), and the "Prue
Petol~etka" Aircraft and Aircraft$ydraulic Equipment Factory (Tvornica nviana i
avionakih hidraulicnih instalaci~a Prva PetolJetka"), They were folloxed by the
"Soko".and the "Rudi Ca,jevac" factories and others.
First, the "Ikatas," "Utva," "Teleoptik," and "FranJo Kluz" plants xere re-
built and expanded and immediately began e::tensive repairs on and production of
aircraft, instruments, and parachutes. The construction of domestic types of
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CENTRAL INTELLIGE~N~CE~AG~lENCY
REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
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COUNTRY
Yugoslavia
DATE OF
SUBJECT
Military -Air
INFORMATION
Economic -Aircraft production
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17 - 18 Jun 1952
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Croatian
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REPORT N0.
>?WEIAPI~NT OF YUGOSLAV AIRCRAFT INDi13TRY
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aircraft also began, and Yugoslav designers achieved vary good results, considering
the fact that World War~II had prevented them from utilizing the latent innova-
tions developed during this period. (1)
Foremost among the Yugoslav aircraft industry's products is?the Troika, a
small training and civil aircraft, designed by engineers Petkovic and Ci~an and'
built by "Utvs," which was serially produced in'1948. The same engineers de-
signed the Hero-2 trainer for military pilots, which was produced aerially by
"Ikarus" in 1948. Thus fa: two models of this aircraft, a ].and plane and an
aquaplane, Nava been produced. Thin aircraft is also suitable for crop dusting.
The Pionir aircraft xas produced ?n the early days by the "Ik.si?us" plant,
which considers it its greatest accomplishment. It is almos* a miniature aircraft,
with a wing spread of 4 meters. It is flown by the pilot in a reclining posi-
tion. The plane ie excellent for diving?and is very maneuverable. Thin is actually
an experimental plane and much is expected of it as further development on it
proceeds. The plane's d-signer, Ma,~or Berlin, has also worked out an all-metal
conatructioa version of it, which Sr twice as fast and somewhat larger than the
original model. Mayor Berlin, who is noted for hia diverse designing, is among
the first designers to begin carrying out the concept of designing for flying iri
a reclininP position. (2)
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Other aircraft produced at this time] include a transitional trainer de-
signed by Engineer Soataric. Other dirtinguiahed designers iaclude.Engineera
Caustic and Curic.
The moat rapid development in the Yugoslav aircraft industry took place in
1949, ae a result of the economic blockac~~ of the USSR and its Satellites. When
thege countries became a threat to Yugoslavia, the General Directorate of the
Aircraft Industry was given the task of hurriedly designing a new fighter, to
Partially equip the Yugoslav Alr Force. The result was the C-49, a combat air-
craft, the first fighter to be produced in Yugoslavia, which was designed by
Engineers Sivicev, Zrnic, and Popovic. By the beginning of 1949, most of the
designing was completed.. This work took 7 to 8 months, instead of 1~? to 2
Years usually required for such a nro~ect. "Ikarus" immediately began serial
deliverlon if the a-49, and by the beginning of 1950, C-49s were ready fcu?
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Later, 'btva" produced the 212 designed by Engineers Sivicev, Zrnic, e~
Popovic, and the 213, designed by Engineers Sosta~ic, Dabinovic, D~uric, and
Mar~anovic. These are fighters used for training fighter pilots. They permit
the fleeing of combat fighter aircraft used heretofore for such training.
"Ilsarue" also produces the 214 and the 215, which are training bombers.
The 214, designed by Engineer Milutinovic, .e noteworthy because its interior
permits crew comfort. Engineer Milutinovic is noted principally for designing
toward?this end.
Two other aircraft of Yugoslav design built by "Ikari.s" are the 920
transport glider, designed by Engineer ?ostaric and introduced in 19;1, and
the Sc-49, which is now undergoing tests. Tne 920 has an enormous fuselage,
so that a deep or a mountain gun and crew can be transported. The Sc-49 is
made of metal and can be considered as being among the best aircraft of Sts cate-
gory in the world. It was deli nod b the same men who deal nod the S-4
On exhibition were landing ge~?de~igned by Engineer Stanieavl~evic and pro-
duced by the Prva Petol~etka? and aircraft parts by the "Soko" Factory.
"Teleoptik exhibited an artificial horizon. "Rudi Ca,jevnc" exhibited
mechanical and electric aviation instruments, parts for, electrical equipment,
and the prototype of a receiving-transmitting radic station of domestic design.
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"21 Mai" exhibited ita.firet aircruft..engiae. "Fresco Klgz"..ezhibited sev-
eral versions of parachutes xhich Yugoslav parachutists have: tested at various
international parachute meets. (2)
The aircraft industry x111 be important for peacetime production. iThen
the need for aircraft material ceu.ae~, the industry easily can be reorganized
for the production of automobiles, busees, trolley h+~"eee ^^torc?c].ae atu~
e~ ',:.,.at aa+: imLrumOnte needed for industry, ecientific~inetitutSone, and
conavmare.
All the enterprises listed are striving to contLnue to improve the quality
of aircraft, engines, and other aircraft materials, and especially to improve
production or~anlzation, which still shove strong traces of the small prexar
semiskilled industry.
The Yugoslav aircraft industry has not yet reached the vorld level of
aircraft technology either in designing or manufacturing, but is on the vay
to reaching that level relativoly rapidly. Thus far, besides the several
hundred -~idere, transitional training, e~ combat aircraft vhich have been
produce , a n^.v aeries of combat e?:rcraft, xhoae quality can successfully
be compared xith any aircraft of its category in the'xorld, ara being deve-
loped. (].)
1. Zagreb, Borba, 17 Jun 52
2. Ibid., 18 Jun 52
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