Rogožarski IK-3
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The Rogožarski IK-3 was a domestically designed Yugoslav single-seat fighter aircraft of the late 1930s, noted for its modern performance and role in the early defense against the Axis invasion in 1941.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
→
monoplane → single-seat aircraft → |
| aircraftCategory | military aircraft → |
| airForceDesignation | IK-3 → |
| armament |
20 mm cannon
→
7.92 mm machine guns → |
| category |
1930s fighter aircraft
→
Yugoslav military aircraft → |
| cockpitType | enclosed cockpit → |
| configuration | low-wing monoplane → |
| conflict |
German invasion of Yugoslavia
→
surface form: "Axis invasion of Yugoslavia"
World War II → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
→
surface form: "Kingdom of Yugoslavia"
|
| crew | 1 → |
| designedBefore |
German invasion of Yugoslavia
→
surface form: "Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941"
|
| designedFor | Royal Yugoslav Air Force fighter requirement → |
| designedIn | Belgrade → |
| designer |
Kosta Sivčev
→
Ljubomir Ilić → Ljubomir Ilić →
surface form: "Slavoljub Ilić"
|
| development | developed from earlier IK-series fighters → |
| engineType | piston engine → |
| era | late 1930s → |
| firstFlight | 1938 → |
| fuselageConstruction | mixed construction → |
| introduced | 1939 → |
| landingGear | retractable conventional landing gear → |
| manufacturer | Rogožarski → |
| nameMeaning |
Rogožarski IK-3
→
surface form: "Ilić-Kosta 3rd design"
|
| notableFor |
combat use in April 1941
→
domestic Yugoslav design → modern performance for its time → |
| numberBuilt | 12 → |
| operatedBy |
Yugoslav Royal Air Force
→
surface form: "6th Fighter Regiment of Royal Yugoslav Air Force"
|
| powerplant |
Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine
→
surface form: "Hispano-Suiza 12Y inline engine"
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| primaryUser |
Yugoslav Royal Air Force
→
surface form: "Royal Yugoslav Air Force"
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| role | fighter → |
| serviceEntryContext | pre–World War II rearmament in Yugoslavia → |
| status |
no surviving complete aircraft
→
retired → |
| successorOrRelatedType | Rogožarski IK-2 → |
| timeInService | 1939–1941 → |
| usedBy |
Yugoslav Royal Air Force
→
surface form: "Royal Yugoslav Air Force"
|
| usedIn | defense of Belgrade in April 1941 → |
| wingType | cantilever wing → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Ilić-Kosta 3rd design"