Country of origin: Yugoslavia

Type: Two seat trainer (Galeb) and light strike fighter (Jastreb)

Powerplant 02-A - One 11.1 kN (2500lb) Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 22-6

turbojet.

Performance: 02-A - Max speed at 20,350ff 812km/h (438kt), max speed at sea level 755km/h (408kt), max cruising speed at 19,685ff 730km/h (395kt). Max initial rate of climb 4500ff/mm. Time to

19,685ff Smin 3osec. Service ceiling 39,375ff. Max range with tip tanks full at 29,520ff (9000ff) 1240km (670nm). Max endurance at 23,000ff 2hr 3omin.

Weights: G2-A Empty equipped 2620kg (5775lb), max takeoff (strike version) 4300kg (98401b).

Dimensions: 02-A - Wing span over tip tanks 11 .62m (38ff 2in), length overall 10.34m (33ff ilin), height overall 3.28m (10ff 9in). Wing area 19.4m2 (209.lsq ff).

Accommodation: Two in tandem in Galeb, pilot only in Jastreb.

Armament: G2-A - Two 12.7mm machine guns in nose. Underwing hardpoints for two 50 or 100kg bombs and four rockets. J-1 - Three 1 2.7mm machine guns in nose. Eight underwing hardpoints, inner most for light bombs, outer hardpoints for single rockets.

Operators: Croatia Libya, Yugoslavia, Zambia.

History: The Galeb (Seagull) ~wo seat advanced trainer and subsequent Jastreb (Hawk) single seat attack tighter were the first products of Yugoslavia's Soko.

Yugoslavia's VTI (Aeronautical Technical Institude) began design work on the G2-A Galeb began in 1957. The first flight of the first of two prototypes was in May 1961. Production began in 1963, making it the first indigenous jet to be built in that country. Production lasted through to the early 1980s.

The Galeb is similar to the contemporary Aermacchi MB-326 in configuration and indeed both are powered by a single Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet. The Galeb features a straight wing with tip tanks, Folland Type 1-B lightweight ejector seats, sideways hinging canopy transparencies and underwing hardpoints for light bombs and rockets. In all around 270 Galebs were built for the Yugoslav Air Force, Libya, which took delivery of 120, and Zambia (six).

The J-1 Jastreb is a single seat ground attack development of the Galeb. Changes include a more powerful engine, structural strengthening, extra hardpoints for rockets and three, instead of two, 12.7mm guns in the nose. The RJ-1 is a reconnaissance variant, with a fuselage camera and one in each wingtip. Approximately 250 to 300 Jastrebs were built, including 30 or 50 RJ-ls, plus around 30 two seat JT-1 trainers (basically the Galeb with the Jastreb's strengthening, extra hardpoints and weaponry and more powerful engine). First flight was in 1974, with deliveries from 1975. In addition 20 J-lEs and RJ-1 Es were delivered to the Zambian Air Force in 1971, about half of which remain operational.