Offical Trial flight of basic trainer soon for VVIPS

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Preparations are on to officially demonstrate the trial flight of the indigenous basic military trainer aircraft HTT-40 here in the next few days to an elite gathering including the Defence Minister and IAF officials.

The formal test flight could take place some time later this month or in early July, according to sources in the Ministry of Defence.Ever since the BTA’s first prototype made its first 30-minute test sortie on May 31, it has been frequently airborne as part of the developmental exercise, the sources said. The outcome of the early trial flights has been encouraging, they said.

First level craft

HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer), powered by a Honeywell engine, is being developed as the first level trainer for fresher pilots of the Air Force at the Aircraft Research & Development Centre of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Although the small BTA would not count as a flagship of the HAL which has designs on bigger planes, internally the progress of the locally designed and developed trainer is seen as a morale booster. When it gets its flight certification, as many as 68 of the trainers are set to be part of the IAF’s I81 basic trainers.

The 113 imported Swiss-made Pilatus PC-7 MkII aircraft will be the other pilot training component.
http://idrw.org/offical-trial-flight-basic-trainer-soon-vvips/#more-98086

 

[Dandpatta]

I can imagine this to be a crop-duster as well. Other applications could be in private pilot training as well (instead of just limiting it to airforce cadet stages). Local flying clubs might look at this aircraft with interest if Hindustan markets it properly.