# Ikarus 215

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Yugoslav light bomber and a training aircraft

Ikarus 215 General information Type Trainer (aircraft)/Bomber aircraft National origin Yugoslavia Manufacturer Fabrika aero i hidroplana Ikarus A.D. Zemun - Belgrade Designer Eng. Dušan Stankov Status inactive Primary user SFR Yugoslav Air Force Number built 1 History Introduction date prototype First flight 1949 Retired 1957

The **Ikarus 215** (Икарус 215 in Serbian) [twin-engine](/source/Twinjet) plane, was a [Yugoslav](/source/Yugoslavia) [light bomber](/source/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](/source/Zemun)-[Belgrade](/source/Belgrade).

## Design and development

Ranger V-770 engine installed in Ikarus 215

**Ikarus 215** was designed by engineer constructor [Dušan Stankov](/source/Du%C5%A1an_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.[1] 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.[2]

## 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 Withdrawn from use in 1957.[3]

## Operators

**[Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia)**

- [Yugoslav Air Force](/source/Yugoslav_Air_Force) 1 aircraft

## Specifications

*Data from* :Janić, Čedomir. "Rogožarski AŽR" (in (Serbian)). Aeromagazin 17 (-{YU}--Београд: BB Soft), p 34. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1450-6068](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1450-6068).

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** 2-4

- **Length:** 13.35 m (43 ft 10 in)

- **Wingspan:** 16.14 m (52 ft 11 in)

- **Height:** 4.03 m (13 ft 3 in)

- **Wing area:** 29.80 m2 (320.8 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 3,424 kg (7,549 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 4,685 kg (10,329 lb)

- **Powerplant:** 2 × Ranger, SGV-770C-1(12-cylinder inverted Vee piston engine), 387.7 kW (519.9 hp) each

- **Propellers:** 2-bladed

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 374 km/h (232 mph, 202 kn) at altitude of 3500 m and mass of 4297 kg

- **Range:** 1,120 km (700 mi, 600 nmi)

- **Service ceiling:** 8,150 m (26,740 ft)

**Armament**

- **Guns:** 3 × MG-15 with 225 rounds per gun

- **Bombs:** 4 × 50 kg

## See also

- [SFR Yugoslav Air Force](/source/SFR_Yugoslav_Air_Force)

- [Ranger V-770](/source/Ranger_V-770)

- [Zmaj R-1](/source/Zmaj_R-1)

- [Dušan Stankov](/source/Du%C5%A1an_Stankov)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85260-163-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85260-163-9)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Златко Рендулић, Авиони домаће конструкције после Другог светског рата, Лола институт, Београд, 1996. год.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Бојан Б. Димитријевић "Југословенско ратно ваздухопловство 1942.-1992."

## References

- Grey, C.G. (1972). *Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938*. London: David & Charles. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7153-5734-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7153-5734-4).

- Gunston, Bill. *World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines*. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85260-163-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85260-163-9)

- Janić, Čedomir; O. Petrović (2011). *Short History of Aviation in Serbia*. Beograd: Aerokomunikacije. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-86-913973-2-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/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](http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/247-ikarus-215) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061301/http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/247-ikarus-215) 2014-04-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm](http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm)

- [www.dragan.freeservers.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20090329231251/http://dragan.freeservers.com/istorija/yulist.htm)

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