HAL HJT-36
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| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Maiden flight | 7 March 2003 |
| Introduced | 2008 |
| Status | Prototype |
| Primary user | Indian Air Force Indian Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
The HAL Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 (HJT-36) Sitara (Hindi: सितारा, Sitārā, "star")[1][2] is an Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) trainer aircraft under development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ARDC (Aircraft Research and Design Center) for the Indian Air Force. The HJT-36 will replace the HJT-16 Kiran in its role of as a trainer (Stage-2) in the Indian Air Force. It has a conventional jet trainer design, with a low, swept wing, staggered cockpits and small air intakes on either side of its fuselage.
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[edit] Development
The project began in 1999, with the first prototype flying on 7 March 2003. The Limited Series Production (LSP) order of the Indian Air Force of 12 (Surya Kiran Aerobatics team) aircraft is supposed to be delivered in June 2005. Final production could be 225+ aircraft, serving both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
Initial prototypes have flown with the Snecma Larzac engine, while the production models will fly with the more powerful Saturn AL-55I engine with about 16.9 kN of thrust (thrust-to-weight ratio of 5.59). There was delay in the program due to the new air staff requirements opted in 2005 by the Indian Air Force, which stipulates a new and more powerful engine. The engines are yet to arrive in India from Russia. The first two Limited Series production aircraft are expected to be handed over to the Indian Air Force by September 2008, the remaining 10 of the ordered 12 by October 2009.[3]
[edit] Incidents
In February 2007, during takeoff from Yelahanka airbase near Bangalore, the first prototype aircraft built by HAL suffered serious damage after its canopy flew open, causing the aircraft to veer to the right, shattering an oleo strut, bursting a tyre, snapping the port wing tip and major damage to the starboard wing. The aircraft finally collapsed in a heap of dust and smoke, but there was no injury to pilot Sqn Ldr Baldev Singh, the aircraft programme's chief test pilot. The aircraft was participating in the Aero India 2007 air show. There were no casualties in the incident. [4]
[edit] Specifications (HJT-36, prototypes)
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General characteristics
- Crew: two, student and instructor
- Length: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
- Empty weight: 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Snecma Larzac 04-20 , 14.1 kN (3,170 lbf)
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.75 (825 km/h, 509 mph)
- Service ceiling 9,000 m (29,520 ft)
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Maximum Dive Speed: 750 km/h
- Maximum Load Factor: +7.0/-2.5 g
Armament
- Five hardpoints for up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of a variety of guns, bombs, rockets, and missiles
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- HAL Intermediate Jet Trainer HJT-36 by Wg.Cdr Kukke Suresh VrC(Retd.) @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- ACIG Exclusive: 15 Photos of two JJT-39 prototypes and its cockpit
- Bharat-Rakshak Monitor: Sitara - Intermediate Jet Trainer - HJT-36 by H. Niranjan Rao
- HAL: IJT passes hot weather trials in Nagpur, 9 June 2006
- Photos of the two prototypes @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Photo album: HJT-36 Sitara flying at Aero-India 2007 @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Photo album: HJT-36 Sitara static display at Aero-India 2007 @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Photo album: HJT-36 Sitara static display at Aero-India 2007 Pg-2 @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Photo album: HJT-36 Sitara force landing during takeoff at Aero-India 2007 @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Photo: HJT-36 taxing back. Aero-India 2007 @ Bharat-rakshak.com
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