HAL HJT-36
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| HJT-36 Sitara | |
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| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 2 |
The HAL Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 Sitara (Sanskrit: "Morning star ") 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 March 7 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 2005-06. 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).
[edit] Incidents
- In February 2007, the first prototype aircraft built by HAL suffered serious damage after an aborted take-off run from Yelahanka airbase near Bangalore. The aircraft was participating in the Aero India 2007 air-show. [1]
[edit] Specifications (HJT-36, prototypes)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.[edit] 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: 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
- Maximum Mach Speed 0.75
- Maximum Dive Speed 750 km/h
- Service Ceiling 9000 m
- Maximum Load Factor +7.0/-2.5 g
- Powerplant: 1x Snecma Larzac 04-20, 14.1 kN (3,170 lbf) thrust
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 825 km/h
- Range: endurance of 3 hours
- Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,520 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Thrust-to-weight:
[edit] Armament
- Five hardpoints for up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of a variety of guns, bombs, rockets, and missiles
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- HAL Sitara @ Bharat-rakshak.com
- Images of two prototypes and HJT-39 cockpit
- Images of the two prototypes
- Bharat-Rakshak Monitor Article on HJT-36
- HAL Page on HJT-36
[edit] Related content
Related development: HAL Tejas
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence: HJT-16 - HJT-36 HJT-39
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