'Made in India' trainer aircraft makes inaugural flight

June 17, 2016 10:28

India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), undertook its inaugural flight at the at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Airport in Bengaluru on Friday.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar witnessed the flight.

Aimed at being used for the first stage training for all flying cadets of the three services, HTT-40 had made its maiden flight after much delay on May 31.

Officials said detailed design phase of HTT-40 was launched in August 2013 with HAL's internal funding and was completed in May 2015 and from there it has taken 12 months to fly the first prototype.

Indian Air Force is expected to procure seventy HTT-40 aircraft.

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