Soko 522

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title: "Soko 522" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["soko-aircraft", "ikarus-aircraft", "1950s-yugoslav-military-trainer-aircraft", "low-wing-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1955", "aircraft-with-retractable-conventional-landing-gear", "single-engined-piston-aircraft"] description: "1950s Yugoslavian trainer/light attack aircraft" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_522" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1950s Yugoslavian trainer/light attack aircraft ::

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Field	Value
name	Soko 522
image	Soko 522 01.jpg
caption
type	Training and light attack aircraft
manufacturer	SOKO
designer	Šostarić, Marjanović and Čurčić
first_flight	February 1955
introduction	1955
retired	1978
primary_user	Yugoslav Air Force
more_users
produced
number_built	approx. 110
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| name = Soko 522 | image = Soko 522 01.jpg | caption = | type = Training and light attack aircraft | manufacturer = SOKO | designer = Šostarić, Marjanović and Čurčić | first_flight = February 1955 | introduction = 1955 | retired = 1978 | status = | primary_user = Yugoslav Air Force | more_users = | produced = | number_built = approx. 110 | unit cost =

The Soko 522 was a two-seater Yugoslav military training and light attack aircraft produced in the 1950s by SOKO in Yugoslavia.

History

The Soko 522 was designed by Yugoslav engineers Šostarić, Marjanović and Čurčić at the Ikarus Aircraft Factory in Zemun. The first prototype flew in February 1955. After the initial success of the new aircraft, production was transferred to the Soko aircraft factory in Mostar. Production lasted until 1961 and totalled 110 units. The Soko 522 was used as the primary trainer aircraft for the Yugoslav air force until it was retired in 1978.

It gained some fame for its role in war movies filmed in Yugoslavia during the 1960s and 1970s, where it was used to portray the Fw 190 German fighter. Some of its prominent movie roles were in the Yugoslav Oscar candidate Battle of Neretva and Kelly's Heroes, starring Clint Eastwood.

Operators

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• Yugoslav Air Force
  • 460th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1967)
  • 461st Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1968, 1973–1977)
  • 462nd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1968, 1973–1977)
  • 463rd Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966)
  • 464th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966)
  • 465th Light Combat Aviation Squadron (1961–1966)

Surviving aircraft

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;France

• 60168 – Soko 522 airworthy.

;Serbia

• 60132 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade.
• 60157 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade.
• 60204 – Soko 522 on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade.
• ????? Soko 522 on static display in park at Tovariševo

;Bosnia and Herzegovina

• 60143 – Soko 522 on static display at Mostar Airport in Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva.

;Slovenia

• Soko 522 on static display at the Pivka Park of Military History in Pivka.

;United States

• Soko 522 owned by John Magoffin in Tucson, Arizona. It was damaged in a wheels up landing.

Specifications (Soko 522)

|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62 |prime units?=met General characteristics

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|crew=2 |capacity= |length m=9.20 |length ft= |length in= |span m=11.00 |span ft= |span in= |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |height m=3.58 |height ft= |height in= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=2400 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant

|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp |eng1 type=air-cooled radial engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=600

|prop blade number= |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop note= Performance

|perfhide=

|max speed kmh=351 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |range km=978 |range miles= |range nmi= |combat range km= |combat range miles= |combat range nmi= |endurance= |ceiling m=7000 |ceiling ft= |g limits= |roll rate= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |more performance= Armament

|armament= |guns=2 x M3 Browning .50 (12.7 mm) 150 shoots range 4,8-6,6 km, |bombs=2 x 50 kg 4 x 25 kg |rockets= SCAR 2.25" for training , HVAR-5" for air support |missiles= |hardpoints= |hardpoint capacity= |hardpoint rockets= |hardpoint missiles= |hardpoint bombs= |hardpoint other=*fotocamera KFM-C-45 1000 shoots |avionics=radio AN-ARC-3, VKT 100-156 MHz range 45 km at 1000 ft, 200 km at 10,000 ft

radiocompass AN-ARN-6 100-1750 kHz or AD-722

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1961.
• Illustrated history of aviation ’’Modern Ikars“, IRO Vuk Karadzic&Sluzbeni list SFRJ, Belgrade, 1989.
• Yugoslavian Air Force and Air Defence, group of authors, VINC, Belgrade, 1989.

References

1. (2006). "Soko 522 - Untitled".
2. "AviationMuseum.eu".
3. "Airframe Dossier - SOKO 522, s/n 60143 YAF".
4. "Paviljon C".
5. "Airframe Dossier - SOKO 522, c/n U-210, c/r N210TU".
6. "Member's Aircraft".
7. Taylor 1961, pp. 355–356.

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