HAL HT-2
| HT-2 | |
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| Role | Primary trainer
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| National origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Designer | Aircraft Research & Development Center (HAL) |
| First flight | August 5, 1951 |
| Introduction | 1953 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Primary users | Indian Air Force |
| Number built | 172 |
The HAL HT-2 is an Indian two-seat
Cirrus Major III piston engine, the aircraft has enclosed tandem cockpits with dual controls. Apart from military use, the aircraft was also used by Indian flying schools.[citation needed
]
Operators
Military operators
- Ghana Air Force (retired)
- 12 HAL HT-2s were delivered and used between 1959 and 1974.[citation needed]
India
- Indian Air Force (retired)
- Indian Navy (retired)
Civilian operators
- Indian Flying schools
Specifications (HT-2)
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Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.53 m (24 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.72 m (35 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 16.0 m2 (172 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 7.13:1
- Airfoil: NACA 23012
- Empty weight: 699 kg (1,540 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,016 kg (2,240 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 117 L (26 imp gal; 31 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Cirrus Major III air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 116 kW (155 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
- Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Stall speed: 84 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn)
- Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
- Endurance: 3 hr 30 min
- Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Bridgman 1953, p. 118.
- Bridgman, Leonard (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2172
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HAL HT-2.
- HT-2 - India's First Powered Aircraft Archived 2019-01-08 at the Wayback Machine