Soko J-22 Orao (Serbian Cyrillic: Oрао, lit. 'eagle')
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Soko J-22 Orao "Eagle"
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| Role | Advanced jet trainer Light attack aircraft |
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| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody |
| First flight | 14 September 2015 (L-39CW)22 December 2018 (L-39NG) |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Vietnam People's Air Force Hungarian Air Force Czech Air Force Draken International |
| Produced | 2015-present |
| Number built | Serial production since 2022 |
| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros |
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History Soko Aerospace Soko J-22 Orao "Eagle"
The Orao was designed as either a single-seat main attack version or as a combat-capable twin-seat version, the latter being principally intended for advanced flight- and weapons-training duties. It was developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project, known as YuRom, during the 1970s. Early ambitions to produce a supersonic fighter were scuppered by Britain's unwillingness to permit the desired engine to be license-produced in Eastern Europe. Further difficulties in fitting an afterburner to the older Rolls-Royce Viper also hindered development and the performance of early-build aircraft.
Design
The Soko J-22 Orao (Serbian Cyrillic: Oрао, lit. 'eagle') is a Yugoslavian/Serbian twin-engined, subsonic ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed and built in collaboration by SOKO in Yugoslavia and by Avioane Craiova in neighbouring Romania, being known in the latter as the IAR-93 Vultur.
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General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Length: 13.02 m (42 ft 9 in) (fuselage length); 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)
- Wingspan: 9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 26.00 m2 (279.9 sq ft)
Powerplant
- Empty weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
- Gross weight: 8,170 kg (18,012 lb) (clean)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,080 kg (24,427 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 3,120 L (820 US gal; 690 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 2 × Orao/Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets, 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) with afterburner
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,130 km/h (700 mph, 610 kn) at sea level; Mach 0.96 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
- Stall speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (gear and flaps down)
- Combat range: 522 km (324 mi, 282 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile with 4× BL755 cluster bombs and 1× 1,500 L (400 US gal; 330 imp gal) drop tank)
- Ferry range: 1,320 km (820 mi, 710 nmi) (2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,000 ft)
- g limits: -4.2 - +8
Armament
- Guns: 2× GSh-23L cannons
- Hardpoints: 5 (4 underwing and 1 centreline) with a capacity of 500 kg (1,100 lb) wing hardpoints, 800 kg (1,800 lb) fuselage station, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) total
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Links to Youtube & Others
By 2019, the Serbian Air Force was reportedly operating a fleet comprising ten J-22 and NJ-22 Oraos; in addition to these airworthy examples, the service reportedly also had further airframes in storage, including the IJ and INJ reconnaissance variants.
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The first Yugoslav Air Force unit to receive the J-22 was the 351st reconnaissance aviation squadron of the 82nd Aviation Brigade
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During 31 October 1974, the Yugoslav prototype 25002 conducted its first flight from Batajnica Air Base near Belgrade, with Major Vladislav Slavujević at the controls
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