After World War II, Yugoslavia has undertaken the design and the construction of his own military aircraft. Many interesting prototypes were built at Zemun, near Belgrade, which was the principal factory of IKARUS. IKARUS was borne by the first aircraft manufacturing company to be formed in Yugoslavia in 1923. 

Three prototypes built by IKARUS were jet-propelled by Turbomeca Palas turbojet-engine. They where designed by Major Dragojlub Beslin and engineers Levacic and Kostic : the type 451-M, wich was Yugoslavia' first jet-propelled aircraft, the type S-451-M trainer developpement, and the 452-M experimental jet aircraft of novel construction.

Type M-452 was a single seat research aircraft with swept wings and tail surfaces and was powered by two Turbomeca Palas turbojet mounted one above the other at the rear of the fuselage.

The vertical tail surfaces are mounted at the ends of twin booms, with the Vee tailplane in between the fins and supported at its centre by a dorsal fin on the aft end of the fuselage. 

Separate air inlets are provided for the two engines. in the wing roots for the lower engine and on the side of the rear fuselage for the upper engine.

The landing gear is a retractable tricycle.

Dimensions
Span ............. 5,25 m (17 ft. 12 in.)
Length............ 5,97 m (19 ft. 7 in.)
Height............. 1,77 m (5 ft. 9 in.)

Weight loaded
1,100 Kg  (2420 lb.)

Performance (estimated)
Max speed ......... 750 km.h. (466 m.p.h)
Min speed  ......... 190 km.h. (118 m.p.h)
Duration  ...........  75 min.