Hindustan Aeronautics Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), designed and developed by HAL for the stage-2 training of Indian Air Force pilots, has successfully demonstrated its ability to carry out six-turn spins to the right-hand and left-hand sides.
Arup Chatterjee, Director (Engineering and R&D), said that the demonstration of the turn spin on both sides shows that the IJT has achieved a major milestone.
He attributed the success to the synergy between designers, flight operations and certifying agencies (RCMA and DGAQA). He expressed hope that with the completion of spin certification of the HTT-40 and the progress achieved in IJT, will soon see the IAF acquire the firm’s state-of-the-art trainers for stage I and II training of pilots.
