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HAL's HTT-40 set for official flight in front of Manohar Parrikar
Bengaluru,
June
16:
Two
weeks
after
its
maiden
flight,
the
Hindustan
Turbo
Trainer
(HTT-40),
from
the
hangars
of
Hindustan
Aeronautics
Ltd
(HAL),
will
make
an
official
sortie
on
Friday.
According
to
HAL
officials,
the
HTT-40,
a
Basic
Trainer
Aircraft
(BTA)
will
have
its
'official
flight' from
Old
Airport
with
Defence
Minister
Manohar
Parrikar
in
attendance.
The project is currently funded by HAL using their internal resources of Rs 350 crore. HAL proposes to make three prototypes of HTT-40 in addition to building two static test specimens.
The Company hopes that the IAF would place an order of a minimum 70 BTAs for basic training at Air Force Academy in Dundigal. HAL also has plans to weaponise the plane, extending its role beyond training.
HAL says the programme aims to achieve its operational clearance by 2018. The Company says the work has started on the stall and spin tests campaign in order to meet the project timelines.
As
reported
by
OneIndia
earlier,
the
HTT-40
had
a
very
rough
take-off
with
the
IAF
making
their
unhappiness
over
HAL's
new
venture.
HAL's
poor
delivery
schedules
coupled
with
its
failure
to
deliver
the
much-hyped
Intermediate
Jet
Trainers
(IJT)
had
pushed
the
IAF
on
the
back
foot.
In
the
meantime,
the
IAF
procured
the
Pilatus
for
training
their
pilots.
HAL's
fortunes
changed
with
new
government's
aggressive
Make
in
India
stand
and
Parrikar's
backing
of
the
HTT-40
project.
"We are happy with the kind of support the HAL management is giving us. Majority of members are youngsters in this project and we have accepted the challenges being presented to us. We are also receiving an unprecedented from the certifying agencies so far in this programme. The harmony is good and that's what is driving the project faster," says an HAL official.
PLANE
FACTS
*
Detailed
design
launched
in
August
2013
*
Detailed
design
phase
completed
in
May
2015
*
First
prototype
flew
in
12
months
after
design
phase
completed
*
IAF
may
procure
72
HTT-40s
*
Can
be
expanded
in
a
weaponised
version
*
Over
80
percent
indigenous
content
*
75
systems
out
of
90
sourced
from
local
players
and
HAL
Divisions
By OneIndia Defence Bureau
