Utva Aero 3 Was a primary trainer
used by the Yugoslav Air Force in the 60s and 70s. The local aero clubs
used them into the 80s.
It was an indigenous design
constructed primarly from wood and powered by the Lycoming 0-435-1 engine
driving a fixed pitch wooden prop.
Around 130 machines were produced.
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This was my first attempt at building a
resin kit. All the parts were fairly roughly formed and everything
needed cleaning up smaller parts such as the instrument panels, joysticks
and pedals were made from scratch. Kit's canopy is vacformed
nice and clear. Model was painted with a mixture of Gunze and Tamiya
acrylics. I also had some difficulty in getting the decals to
separate from the backing paper.
Thanks for looking,
Tim Cvetic
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