India resumed training aircraft development program HJT-36 Sitara
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India resumed its HJT-36 Sitara extended flight training jet training program. According to "Nplus1" With reference to Flightglobal, the specialists of the Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited conducted the first airplane flight after a three-year hiatus.
The development of Indian training aircraft was launched in 1997 year as part of the program to reduce the dependence of the Indian armed forces on imported weapons and military equipment. The first flight of the HJT-36 took place in the 2003 year, after which development continued, with varying success, until the 2014 year, when the experts revealed a significant overweight of the aircraft. Having failed to cope with the problem on its own, India turned to several foreign companies to assist in reducing the mass of the aircraft.
In the same year 2014, the Indian Ministry of Defense abandoned the project and announced a tender for the supply of foreign training aircraft. The project was stopped in the 2016 year after a test was discovered in the management of the aircraft.
In the resumed tests involved already modified aircraft. Changes were made to its design according to the results of extended testing of models in a wind tunnel.
The maximum take-off weight of the aircraft is 5400 kg. The wingspan of the 9,8 meter with the length of the aircraft in the 10,91 m. Engine: 1 × TRD "Saturn" AL-55I. Maximum thrust - 1 × 1760 kgf. The maximum speed is 750 km / h, the practical ceiling is 9000 m. The crew of the 2 person. It has five points for the suspension of weapons.
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