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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Label Occurrences
Rogožarski IK-3 canonical 2
Ilić-Kosta 3rd design 1

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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 self-linksurface differs
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
primaryUser Yugoslav Royal Air Force
surface form: Royal Yugoslav Air Force
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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Yugoslav Royal Air Force usedAircraft Rogožarski IK-3
Rogožarski IK-3 nameMeaning Rogožarski IK-3 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ilić-Kosta 3rd design
Ikarus S-49 successorTo Rogožarski IK-3