1977 SOKO P-2 Kraguj Military Aircraft For Sale (G-SOKO)

Description

Description
The Soko J-20 Kraguj (from Serbian: крагуј, lit. ’Sparrowhawk’) is a light military, single-engine, low-wing single-seat aircraft with a metal airframe, capable of performing close air support, counterinsurgency, & reconnaissance missions, that was designed by VTI & manufactured by SOKO of Yugoslavia, first flown in 1962.<Design
It is of classic semi-monocoque, metal structure with a slightly tapered wing. The pilot is accommodated in an enclosed, heated & ventilated cockpit with adjustable seats. The cockpit canopy slides backwards to open. The landing gear is non-retractable with a tail wheel. Rubber dampers provide shock absorption, & hydraulic brakes are used for wheel braking. The power plant comprises one 340 hp Textron Lycoming GSO-480-B1J6 piston engine & HartzellHC-B3Z20-1/10151C-5 three-blade metal variable-pitch propeller. The engine cooling airflow is intensified by means of two specially designed ejectors. 36 US Gal of fuel contained in two rubber tanks enables a flight range of 350 NM for the fully armed configuration of the aircraft. 28 V DC electric power is supplied from a 1,5 kW generator & a storage battery. De-fogging & de-icing of the windshield is done by blowing of hot air.

Operation
The aircraft was specially designed for low-altitude missions against day & night visible ground targets in a broad area. It was readily available to be loaded with weapons & supplied through a flexible system of auxiliary airfields that required no special preparations, especially in mountainous regions. Yugoslav military planners assumed that potential aggressor will first disable airfields. Therefore, J-20 Kraguj was designed to take-off from short unprepared runways, even ones covered in deep snow when fitted with skis. The Kraguj P-2 was intended for close ground force support & could be used for training of pilots in visual day/night flights, aiming, missile firing & bombing of ground targets.

General Characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.64 m (34 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 17.0 m2 (183 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 6:1
Airfoil: NACA 4415
Empty weight: 1,130 kg (2,491 lb)
Max take-off weight: 1,624 kg (3,580 lb)
Fuel capacity: 240 L (53 imp gal; 63 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 250 kW (340 hp)
Propellers: 3-bladed Hartzell HC-B3Z20-1 constant-speed propeller, 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) diameter

Performance
Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn) at 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Cruise speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) at 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Stall speed: 88 km/h (55 mph, 48 kn) (flaps down)
Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
Rate of climb: 8.00 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
Take-off run to 15 m (50 ft): 189 m (620 ft)
Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 324 m (1,063 ft)

Airframe
Total Time: 1058

Engine
Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6
454 Hours

Propeller
3 blade, Hartzell HC-B3Z20-1 W10151C-5
46 Hours

Avionics​
Comm 1: Trig TY91 8.33 kHz

Interior
Utilitarian.
5/10

Exterior
Replicates it’s former identity with Yugoslav Airforce, painted in Green & Grey paint & Yugoslav SFR roundels & decals
Serial: 30149
Code: 149
8/10

Additional Information
Permit to Fly: 24th Oct 2024