Ikarus S-49C
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| Type | fighter-bomber |
| Manufacturer | Ikarus Aircraft factory |
| Designed by | Kosta Sivcev, Svetozar Popovic, Slobodan Zrnic |
| Introduced | 1952 |
| Retired | 1961 |
| Primary user | Yugoslav Air Force |
| Number built | approx. 130 |
| Variants | Ikarus S-49A |
Ikarus S-49C was one of the first fighter aircraft produced in Yugoslavia after World War II. It was build in Ikarus Aircraft factory as successor of Ikarus S-49A of which only 45 was produced.
[edit] Development
After the Resolution of Informbiro in 1948 and breakup with Soviet Union, Yugoslavia was forced to rely on domestic military industry. The same constructors that build Rogozarski IK-3 before the war, engineers Kosta Sivcev, Slobodan Zrnic and Svetozar Popovic, used existing technical documentation of Ik-3 to construct a new fighter aircraft Ikarus S-49A. The first prototype of S-49A flew in the June of 1949. The first operational aircraft were delivered to combat units at the beginning of 1950.
S-49A was of mixed construction, with Russian build engines which were no longer availably after 1948. That’s why it was decided to produce new version of aircraft with French engine Hispano-Suiza HS-127 Z-17. Because of bigger and heavier engine, new aircraft had to be of all metal construction with much longer nose. Armament remained the same as with Ikarus S-49A and it consisted of one 20 mm MG-151 German cannon and two 12.7 mm Colt Browning machineguns. In addition, under wing racks for two 50 kg bombs or four 127 mm HVAR missiles were added.
At the beginning of 1952, new fighter aircraft Ikarus S-49C was introduced in to the units of Yugoslav Air Force. About 130 S-49C were produced during the fifties and they remained in service until 1961.
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[edit] Specifications (Ikarus S-49C)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 9.06 m ()
- Wingspan: 10.50 m ()
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 16.65 m² ()
- Empty weight: 2,812 kg ()
- Max takeoff weight: 3,568 kg ()
- Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza HS-127 Z-17 water cooled, 1,104 kW (1,500 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 628 km/h
- Range: 690 km ()
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m ()
- Rate of climb: 6.000 m in 6 min 54 sec ()
Armament
- 20 mm MG-151/20 cannon
- 2 x 12.7 mm Colt Browning machineguns (2x650 bullets)
- 2 x 50 kg bombs or 4 x 127 mm HVAR missiles
