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The Ikarus IK-2 was a high-wing, all-metal, single seat, monoplane fighter aircraft designed as a private venture by Kosta Sivčev and Ljubomir Ilić. The prototype, designated the IK-L1, of the design was ordered from Ikarus A.D. in 1934, and was delivered for test in 1935. Captain Leonid Bajdak, a biplane advocate, tested the IK-1 in [...]

In the time of it’s debut it was claimed as one of the aerodynamically finest plane. As with many project it was not enter in the production. Ikarus Orkan was born as a private venture of the two young designers in attempt to create twin engine sleek bomber with low power engines. By the end of [...]

First all metal fighter airplane of Yugoslav construction was Ikarus IK-2. This digital painting show it in the climb above clouds. The Ikarus IK-2 was a 1930s high-wing, all-metal, single seat, monoplane fighter aircraft of indigenous design built for the Yugoslav Air Force. The IK-2 was designed by Kosta Sivčev and Ljubomir Ilić. Royal Yugoslav [...]

In the mid of thirties Yugoslav aviation operated with the modern airplane of the period but it’s time were slowly running out. All other foreigner air forces was similarly equipped with biplanes but they looking forward for their replacement in close future with all metal monoplanes with retractable undercarriage. A plan for modernization of VV [...]

MM.2 is the advanced trainer designed by ing. Milosevic. This was result of the fact that in the mid thirties trainer airplanes in the Yugoslav Kingdom had their maximum speed of around 200 km/h and the modern combat planes are double faster. This means that new trained pilot is not prepared for the flying on [...]

Ikarus Orkan was born as a private venture of the two young designers in attempt to create twin engine sleek bomber with low power engines. By the end of 1937 was released most of the prototype documentation and the wooden model was tested in the early 1938 in the wind tunnel in Paris. General Staff [...]

By the end of ’30 Yugoslav Kingdom had received for it’s service British twin engine bomber Bristol Blenheim and very soon had obtained license for production. Supply of material was very difficult due to the situation in Europe and in this reasons was made various engine test. Among them was tested with Gnome Rhone 14K [...]