# Ikarus 214 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ikarus_214 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ikarus_214.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikarus_214 > Source revision: 1347447066 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Military aircraft produced in Yugoslavia Ikarus 214 Located in the Aviation Museum in Belgrade, this wreckage of a Ikarus 214-PP is the only surviving example of the Ikarus 214 family General information Type Military trainer National origin Yugoslavia Manufacturer Ikarus Designer Sima Milutinović Primary user Yugoslav Air Force Number built 20+ 2 prototypes History Manufactured 1949-1959 Introduction date 1949 First flight 1949 Retired 1970 The **Ikarus 214** was a military aircraft produced in Yugoslavia in the early 1950s. Originally intended as a light reconnaissance-bomber, it was produced as a trainer and transport aircraft when the testing of the prototype showed it had insufficient performance for the reconnaissance-bomber role. A Ranger V-770 engine, as installed on the Ikarus 214 prototype A Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, as installed on production Ikarus 214 aircraft ## Development A conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with [twin tail](/source/Twin_tail), the Ikarus 214 was designed by Professor constructor Simo Milutinovic, and first flew on 7 August 1949. The aircraft was of wooden construction, twin-engined, with a crew of two to four depending on the mission/role of the aircraft. The main [landing gear](/source/Landing_gear) wheels retracted into the engine nacelles of the two [Ranger SVG-770C-B1](/source/Ranger_SVG-770C-B1) inverted V-12 piston engines. Serial production aircraft were powered by 2x [Pratt & Whitney R-1340AN-1](/source/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1340AN-1) radial engines. Unlike production aircraft, the first prototype had fixed landing gear, due to delays in development of the retractable undercarriage. On the first test flight one engine failed, the pilot, Lieutenant Nikola Simic, attempted to return to the airport at Zemun, but the aircraft lost altitude and crashed near the Ikarus factory, killing the pilot. Analysis concluded that the accident was caused by a combination of failure of the propeller feathering mechanism, high drag to the landing gear, small fin area, asymmetric thrust and limited engine power. The second prototype with the same engines, retractable landing gear and increased vertical tail surfaces flew in 1951. This aircraft was used, after [flight test](/source/Flight_test) was completed, by the JRV until 10 October 1957. The revised version for photo-reconnaissance, designated **Ikarus 214F**, flew until 1959 when it was written off after an accident. ## Operational history A total of 22 aircraft, two prototypes and series production of only 20 meant the Ikarus 214 was not widely used, flight testing having revealed that the 214 could not meet the requirements of a light twin-engine bomber. The Ikarus 214AS trainer was mainly used as a crew trainer for bomber pilots and navigators. The Ikarus 214D transport variant of the aircraft could carry up to 8 passengers or parachutists. Naval reconnaissance versions were limited, by a lack of suitable equipment, to mission in daylight and good weather conditions. Two aircraft were equipped to carry out maritime reconnaissance and [anti-submarine warfare](/source/Anti-submarine_warfare) as the **Ikarus 214PP**, and **Ikarus 214AM2**. All Ikarus 214 aircraft were withdrawn from military service by 1967. Six aircraft were donated to the [Aeronautical Union of Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aeronautical_Union_of_Yugoslavia&action=edit&redlink=1), continuing to fly in aero-clubs at [Ljubljana](/source/Ljubljana), [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb), [Novi Sad](/source/Novi_Sad), [Vrsac](/source/Vrsac), [Skopje](/source/Skopje) and [Sarajevo](/source/Sarajevo), for transport and parachute jumps. All civilian 214s were withdrawn from service during the 1970s. Although not entirely successful in its intended role the Ikarus 214 gained a good reputation from parachute jumpers at the aero-clubs. ## Variants **Ikarus 214** - prototype with [Ranger SVG-770C-B1](/source/Ranger_SVG-770C-B1) inline engines, **Ikarus 214D** - with [Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1](/source/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1340-AN-1) radial engines, **Ikarus 214AS** - training aircraft, **Ikarus 214F** - reconnaissance aircraft for photo reconnaissance, **Ikarus 214PP** - anti-submarine aircraft, **Ikarus 214АМ2** - improved version of the anti-submarine aircraft. ## Operators **[Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia)** - [Yugoslav Air Force](/source/Yugoslav_Air_Force) - [570th Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron](/source/570th_Anti-Submarine_Aviation_Squadron) (1961-1964) - [571st Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron](/source/571st_Anti-Submarine_Aviation_Squadron) (1961-1964) - [679th Transport Aviation Squadron](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=679th_Transport_Aviation_Squadron&action=edit&redlink=1) (1961-1966) ## Surviving aircraft A single Ikarus 214 has been preserved at the [Museum of Aviation at Belgrade Airport](/source/Museum_of_Aviation_at_Belgrade_Airport). ## Specifications *Data from* [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** One or two pilots - **Capacity:** 8 passengers - **Length:** 11.20 m (38 ft 9 in) - **Wingspan:** 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in) - **Height:** 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) - **Wing area:** 29.80 m2 (321 sq ft) - **Empty weight:** 3,965 kg (3,741 lb) - **Gross weight:** 5,025 kg (11,078 lb) - **Powerplant:** 2 × [Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1](/source/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1340-AN-1) , 450 kW (600 hp) each **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 365 km/h (227 mph, 197 kn) - **Range:** 1,080 km (670 mi, 580 nmi) - **Service ceiling:** 7,000 m (23,000 ft) **Armament** - **Guns:** 3 × MG-15 (second prototype) - **Bombs:** 4 × 50 kg ## See also [Sima Milutinović](/source/Sima_Milutinovi%C4%87) **Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era** - [Siebel Si 204](/source/Siebel_Si_204) ## References 1. Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). *Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation*. London: Studio Editions. p. 430. 1. [Уголок неба](http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other/214.html) (Ugolok Neba) (in Russian) 1. Бојан Б. Димитријевић "*Југословенско ратно ваздухопловство 1942.-1992.*" (in Serbian) 1. Жутић. Н. и Бошковић. Л., Икарус - Икарбус: 1923 - 1998,(Монографија 75 година Икаруса), Икарбус, Београд, 1999. (in Serbian) 1. Златко Рендулић, Авиони домаће конструкције после Другог светског рата, Лола институт, Београд, 1996. год. (in Serbian) 1. Ђокић, Небојша; Предраг Миладиновић (June 2004). Домаћи авион "214". *Аеромагазин* (in Serbian). **59**. YU-Београд: ББ Софт: 33–36. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1450-6068](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1450-6068). ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Ikarus 214](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ikarus_214). - [Ikarus 214](http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/245-ikarus-214) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062418/http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/245-ikarus-214) 2014-04-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Photos at Уголок неба](http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other/214.html) - [www.ikarbas.rs](http://www.ikarbas.rs)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - [www.mysity-military.com/Avijacija-i-PVO/Licna-karta-Ikarus-214.html](http://www.mysity-military.com/Avijacija-i-PVO/Licna-karta-Ikarus-214.html)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - [www.aeroklub-sarajevo.ba/911.htm](http://www.aeroklub-sarajevo.ba/911.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100501044535/http://www.aeroklub-sarajevo.ba/911.htm) 2010-05-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [www.muzejrv.mod.gov.rs/pages_files/expo_files/motori.html](http://www.muzejrv.mod.gov.rs/pages_files/expo_files/motori.html)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - [www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm](http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm) v t e Ikarus aircraft Domestic aircraft ŠM IM IO Soko SIM-VIII IK-1 IK-2 MM-2 B-5 Orkan S-49 211 212 213 214 215 231 251 451 452 453 522 920 Aero 2 Orao Kobac Košava Kurir Meteor Prvi maj License-built aircraft Hansa-Brandenburg B.I Hansa-Brandenburg C.I Potez 25 DFS Zögling Avia BH-33 Bristol Blenheim Hawker Fury --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ikarus 214](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikarus_214) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikarus_214?action=history)). 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