Soko J-22 Orao
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The Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav-designed twin-engine subsonic ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft developed jointly by Yugoslavia and Romania during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soko J-22 Orao canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground-attack aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | twin-engine jet ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
air-to-ground missiles
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ gun pods ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| category | tactical strike aircraft ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Romania
ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| crewVariant | 2 (trainer version) ⓘ |
| designedFor |
battlefield interdiction
ⓘ
low-level attack missions ⓘ tactical reconnaissance ⓘ |
| designedIn |
Romania
ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| developedInCollaborationWith |
Romania
ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War military aviation ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1974 ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Industria Aeronautică Română
ⓘ
SOKO ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedClass | subsonic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Eagle (in Serbo-Croatian) ⓘ |
| nationalProgram | Yugoslav-Romanian joint aircraft program ⓘ |
| notableFeature | designed for operations from austere airfields ⓘ |
| operator |
Bosnian Serb Air Force
ⓘ
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian Air Force
Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ |
| originRegion | Balkans ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Armstrong Siddeley Viper (turbojet engine)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Viper license-built turbojet
|
| primaryRole |
close air support
ⓘ
tactical reconnaissance ⓘ |
| programGoal | indigenous ground-attack capability for Yugoslavia and Romania ⓘ |
| propulsion | twin-engine ⓘ |
| RomanianDesignation | IAR-93 Vultur ⓘ |
| status | in limited service in the 21st century ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | conventional ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-mounted swept wing ⓘ |
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