SVC Mačka
Yugoslavian acrobatic glider aircraft
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The SVC Mačka (Serbian: мачка—"cat") was a single-seat acrobatic glider of wooden construction with undercarriage skis for landing. It was constructed and produced at Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar (SVC) in Vršac. It was the only acrobatic glider constructed in Yugoslavia.[1]
Typeacrobatic glider
National originYugoslavia
ManufacturerSavezni Vazduhoplovni Centar (SVC)
Designer
Miloš Ilić
| Mačka | |
|---|---|
| Mačka preserved at the Belgrade Aviation Museum | |
| General information | |
| Type | acrobatic glider |
| National origin | Yugoslavia |
| Manufacturer | Savezni Vazduhoplovni Centar (SVC) |
| Designer | Miloš Ilić |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1958 |
| First flight | 1956 |
Development
Production
Production aircraft and variants were built at SVC, LETOV (as the LETOV KBI-14 Mačka) and Ikarus (Ikarus Prva srpska industrija aeroplana, automobila i strojeva).
Specifications (variant specified)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Length: 5.67 m (18 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 10.00 m2 (107.6 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 10
- Empty weight: 160 kg (353 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 260 kg (573 lb)
Performance
- Stall speed: 62.5 km/h (38.8 mph, 33.7 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 450 km/h (280 mph, 240 kn)
- Maximum glide ratio: 21.5 at 83 km/h (52 mph; 45 kn)
- Rate of sink: 0.98 m/s (193 ft/min) at 74.5 km/h (46.3 mph; 40.2 kn)