Ikarus 215

{{Short description|Yugoslav light bomber and a training aircraft}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Ikarus 215 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Trainer (aircraft)]]/[[Bomber aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] | manufacturer = Fabrika aero i hidroplana Ikarus A.D. [[Zemun]] - [[Belgrade]] | design_group = | designer = Eng. [[Dušan Stankov]] | builder = | issuer = | status = inactive | owners = | primary_user = [[SFR Yugoslav Air Force]] | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 1 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = prototype | retired = 1957 | first_flight = 1949 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Ikarus 215''' (Икарус 215 in Serbian) [[Twinjet|twin-engine]] plane, was a [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] [[light bomber]] and a training aircraft of mixed construction, the prototype flew in 1949. It did not go into production. The prototype was used for training and as a liaison. It was designed and built at the Ikarus factory in [[Zemun]]-[[Belgrade]].

==Design and development==

[[File:Ranger V-770 Inverted.jpg|thumb|Ranger V-770 engine installed in Ikarus 215]] '''Ikarus 215''' was designed by engineer constructor [[Dušan Stankov]], and was originally designed before the World War II as a '''Zmaj R-1''' multi-purpose fighter - bomber - but the scout redesigned given the available engines and purpose. The prototype first flew in 1949. It was a twin engined low-wing aircraft of mixed construction, with a crew of two to four (depending on the role). The undercarriage retracted into the engine nacelles backward, while the tail wheel was fixed. The prototype was driven by two twelve-cylinder, air-cooled, in-line piston engines Ranger SVG-770 C-B1.<ref>Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. {{ISBN|1-85260-163-9}}</ref> Aircraft wing had a wooden structure lined with plywood, was the trapezoid-shaped wings and the ends were rounded. The construction of the fuselage was made from an oval-shaped duralumin covered cardboard timber.<ref>Златко Рендулић, Авиони домаће конструкције после Другог светског рата, Лола институт, Београд, 1996. год.</ref>

==Operational history== Aircraft '''Ikarus 215''' series are not produced. During testing it was determined that the aircraft will not be able to respond to the primary purpose (light twin-engine bomber), it has also contributed to the unexpectedly rapid development of aviation, fighter-bomber takes on the role of light bomber. '''Ikarus 215''' prototype aircraft is mainly used as a training school for the training of bomber pilots as the plane for the connection. Withdrawn from use in 1957.<ref>Бојан Б. Димитријевић "Југословенско ратно ваздухопловство 1942.-1992."</ref>

==Operators== ;{{flag|Yugoslavia}} *[[Yugoslav Air Force]] 1 aircraft

==Specifications== {{Aircraft specs |ref=:Janić, Čedomir. "Rogožarski AŽR" (in (Serbian)). Aeromagazin 17 (-{YU}--Београд: BB Soft), p 34. {{ISSN|1450-6068}}. |prime units?=met  |genhide= |crew=2-4 |capacity= |length m=13.35 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=16.14 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |upper span m= |upper span ft= |upper span in= |upper span note= |mid span m= |mid span ft= |mid span in= |mid span note= |lower span m= |lower span ft= |lower span in= |lower span note= |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |swept note= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |dia note= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |width note= |height m=4.03 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=29.80 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |swept area note= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |volume note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=3424 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=4685 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |lift kg= |lift lb= |lift note= |more general=  |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Ranger, |eng1 type=SGV-770C-1(12-cylinder inverted Vee piston engine) |eng1 kw=387.7 |eng1 hp= |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 note= |power original= |thrust original= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |eng2 number= |eng2 name= |eng2 type= |eng2 kw= |eng2 hp= |eng2 kn= |eng2 lbf= |eng2 note= |eng2 kn-ab= |eng2 lbf-ab= |eng3 number= |eng3 name= |eng3 type= |eng3 kw= |eng3 hp= |eng3 kn= |eng3 lbf= |eng3 note= |eng3 kn-ab= |eng3 lbf-ab= |more power= |prop blade number=2 |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop note= |rot number= |rot dia m= |rot dia ft= |rot dia in= |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |rot area note=  |perfhide= |max speed kmh=374 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= at altitude of 3500 m and mass of 4297 kg |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km=1120 |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range miles= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m=8150 |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading lb/sqft= |disk loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance=  |guns=3 × MG-15 with 225 rounds per gun |bombs=4 × 50 kg |rockets= |missiles= |hardpoints= |hardpoint capacity= |hardpoint rockets= |hardpoint missiles= |hardpoint bombs= |hardpoint other= |other armament= |avionics= }}

==See also== *[[SFR Yugoslav Air Force]] *[[Ranger V-770]] *[[Zmaj R-1]] *[[Dušan Stankov]]

==Notes== {{reflist}}

==References== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938|last= Grey |first= C.G. |year=1972|publisher= David & Charles|location= London|isbn=0-7153-5734-4}} * Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. {{ISBN|1-85260-163-9}} *{{cite book |title= Short History of Aviation in Serbia|last= Janić |first= Čedomir |author2=O. Petrović |year=2011|publisher= Aerokomunikacije|location= Beograd|isbn=978-86-913973-2-6}} * Бојан Б. Димитријевић "''Југословенско ратно ваздухопловство 1942.-1992.''" * Жутић. Н. и Бошковић. Л., Икарус - Икарбус: 1923 - 1998,(Монографија 75 година Икаруса), Икарбус, Београд, 1999. * Златко Рендулић, Авиони домаће конструкције после Другог светског рата, Лола институт, Београд, 1996. год.

==External links==

* http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/247-ikarus-215 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061301/http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/247-ikarus-215 |date=2014-04-07 }} * [http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090329231251/http://dragan.freeservers.com/istorija/yulist.htm www.dragan.freeservers.com]

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