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Description
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“LASTA-95”
aircraft is designed for selection, initial and
basic training of pilots, it offers low landing
and takeoff speeds and pilot-friendly handling,
forgiving potential errors by inexperienced pilots.
This training aircraft is distributed and marketed
by the Serbian company YugoImport. In view of
a domestic requirement and the potential for a
strong export market, the Yugoslav government
issued a directive to industry for the development
of a new and highly maneuverable tandem-seat prop
trainer. This was seen as a preferable option
for the replacement of Utva 75, in use by the
Yugoslav Air Force in the basic training role.
The first prototype was completed by the spring
of 1985. And, following completion of the initial
testing phase, the first flight was achieved on
September 2, 1985. Even at this stage the Lasta
prototype has seen substantial changes; in the
choice for a new propeller, changes in the weight
and balance and an improved fuel and hydraulic
system. In January 1989, was issued a modified
version - Lasta 2, a lighter, with shorter fuselage
and a new electronics system including fire control
Ferranti ISIS D-282. By early 1990s Utva, and
her partner, have produced enough parts for the
completion of 10 pre-production airframes. At
the same time the Yugoslav Air Force has decided
to cut the requirement to only 6 examples, and
the remaining four were left unassembled and crated.
The initial batch airframes received serials in
the 54151 - 54156 range. Due to space and time
constraints the Aviation Test Center, in Batajnica,
could only accept 2 airframes for testing. These
tests have established aircraft suitability and
a recommendation for initial production was issued.
With the early break-up of Yugoslavia, and the
ensuing civil war, testing and production were
abandoned and the airframes preserved at Utva
factory in Pancevo. In late 2009, it was announced
that Iraq would purchase 20 Lasta 95 aircraft.
The Serbian Air Force is also interested in purchasing
16 Lasta 95's. The first three Lasta 95s were
transferred to Iraq on August 5, 2010.
With its specifications and updated avionics,
the aircraft will ensure full pilot training for
all elements of airplane application including:
• basic flying,
• figure flying,
• navigation flying,
• basic elements of night flying,
• category II instrumental flight,
• basic elements of gunning, rocketing and
bombing (GRB)
• Light close air support of counterinsurgency
operations and area patrol / light attack missions
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Variants
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-• BASIC VERSION OF THE AIRCRAFT is built
against the requirements for aerobatic category
loads of (nz_max = 6.0, nz_min = -3).
• ARMED VERSION OF THE AIRCRAFT is built against
the requirements for utility category with loads
of (nz_ max = 4.4, nz_ min = -1.8).
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Contact
Information Yugoimport |
Yugoimport
Bulevar umetnosti 2
Beograd 11150
Serbia
Tel: (+381 11) 222 4444
Fax: (+381 11) 222 4599
Email: fds(at)eunet.rs, office(at)yugoimport.com
Website: www.yugoimport.com
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LASTA-95
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Technical
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Design |
Aircraft
cockpit provides:
• Ergonomic accommodation for 90%
of pilots according to current AF &
AD standard, in the range of 5 to 95%
of pilot statures and comfortable accommodation
for 99% of pilots.
• Good cockpit visibility and direct
visibility of approaching runway (with
2o reserve) from the front seat. Rear
seat headroom of minimum 100 mm.
• Ergonomically built pilot seat,
adjustable in height, accepts back-carried
pilot parachute, provided with harness
that secures the pilot in all stages of
flight but allows normal handling of all
cockpit controls, as well as rapid and
easy aircraft evacuation on the ground
and in the air.
• Adjustable pedals.
• Pilot rescue by normal cockpit
evacuation (without ejection seat), by
piercing of cockpit canopy with detonating
cutter.
• Aircraft flying in basic instrumental
flight training from the front cockpit.
Provided with instrumental flying simulation
system which can be easily mounted and
removed.
Fuel installation:
• Integral wing fuel tanks fitted
ahead of front spar
• Collecting tank in fuselage
• Jet supply pump
• Auxiliary electric pump
• Fuel unbalance cock
• Fire protection cock
Hydraulic system features:
• Designed for landing gear retracting/extending
and powering the braking system.
• Hydraulic system is featuring
with simplicity and lightweight; system
is powered by electro-hydraulic generator
that does not use power of aircraft engine,
equipped with auxiliary hand pump and
reliable and simple hydraulic connectors.
Landing gear features:
• Enables takeoff and landing on
concrete and prepared grass runways. Retracted
and extended by hydraulic actuators.
• Emergency mechanical release.
• Main wheel tire dimensions 380
? 150.
• Nose wheel tire dimensions 330
? 130.
• Disc brakes fitted to main wheels.
• Differentially controlled braking.
• Nose strut view.
Electrical equipment:
• Electric circuit 28V DC.
• Main source: Alternator 2 kW.
• Auxiliary source: Ni-Cd battery
17 Ah.
• Engine starting by external generator
or by battery.
• Alternating current system (115/26
V, 400 Hz) by means of static converter
of 50 VA.
• Lighting:
• Position lights
• Landing spotlight
• Taxi lights
• Anti-collision light
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Armament |
Lasta-95
weapons system:
• The aircraft can perform training
in gunning, rocketing and bombing with
application of collimator sight (optionally,
upon customer’s request, with optoelectronic
sight), engaging the following airborne
ordnance:
• Pods with machine guns cal. 7.62
mm or 12.7 mm
• Honeycomb-type multiple rocket
launchers 57 mm
• 2 x 100 kg aerial bombs:
Optionally, aircraft can be used for homeland
security misions, as follows:
• Light close air support of counterinsurgency
operations and
• Area patrol / light attack missions
Lasta-95 armament:
• The aircraft can perform training
in gunning, rocketing and bombing with
application of collimator sight (optionally,
upon customer’s request, with optoelectronic
sight), engaging the following airborne
ordnance:
• Pods with machine guns cal. 7.62
mm or 12.7 mm
• Honeycomb-type multiple rocket
launchers 57 mm
• 2 x 100 kg aerial bombs
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Engine |
Engine
Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D main features:
• Six cylinders
• Flat, opposed
• Direct fuel injection
• Air cooling
• Designed for aerobatic flying
• Propeller Hartzell twin-bladed
• Maximum continuous output (H = 0
at 2700 r.p.m.) 220 kW
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Accessories |
Controls
is feturing with:
• All control surfaces are mechanically
controlled.
• Flaps and all three trimmers electrically
actuated.
• Electric trimmers for rudder and
ailerons.
• Mechanical, spring-loaded trimmer
for elevator.
Other mechanical controls:
• Engine
• Fuel
• Cockpit canopies
• Landing gear, emergency
• Cockpit heating and ventilation
• Armament controls
Electronic equipment:
The aircraft is outfitted with modern
electronic equipment that meets all current
international standards and provides the
following main functions:
• Two-way radio communication air-ground
and air-air in VHF range, with frequency
spacing of 25 and 8.33 kHz, with minimum
output of 10 W, simultaneous reception
of all audio signals in both cockpits
and enabling permanent communication between
two pilots.
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Specifications |
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Type |
Training
aircraft - Light attack
aircraft
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Country
users |
Iraq,
Serbia |
Company
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Yugoimport
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Accessories |
Two-way
radio communication, optoelectronic
sight, Cockpit heating and
ventilation |
Crew |
2
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Armament |
7,62
or 12,7 mm machine gun,
57 mm rockets, 2 x 100 kg
aerial bombs |
Weight |
1,060
kg empty - 1,630 kg takeoff |
Speed |
345
km/h |
Engine |
1×
Lycoming AEIO-540-Z1B5D
six-cylinder horizontally
opposed air cooled, 224
kW (300 hp)
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Dimensions |
Lenght,
7.97 m; Wing span, 9.71
m;
Height, 3.16 m |
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LASTA-95 YugoImport Advanced training light attack
aircraft
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