Bengaluru: India’s indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), made its inaugural flight in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar here on Friday. The HTT-40 is the first indigenous trainer aircraft to emerge from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stable in over five decades.
The HTT-40 development programme, funded to the extent of nearly Rs 350 crore through resources generated by HAL itself, is seen as an effort by the PSU to fit in with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme and reassert its status as an indigenous aircraft manufacturer.
“When I came here in March 2015, the confidence they had infected me too. They had promised me that within a year they would fly the aircraft. I am happy they have kept their promise,” Parrikar said after the 15-minute inaugural flight by Group Captain C Subramaniam and Group Captain Venugopal at the HAL airport.
18/06/16 Johnson TA/Indian Express
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The HTT-40 development programme, funded to the extent of nearly Rs 350 crore through resources generated by HAL itself, is seen as an effort by the PSU to fit in with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme and reassert its status as an indigenous aircraft manufacturer.
“When I came here in March 2015, the confidence they had infected me too. They had promised me that within a year they would fly the aircraft. I am happy they have kept their promise,” Parrikar said after the 15-minute inaugural flight by Group Captain C Subramaniam and Group Captain Venugopal at the HAL airport.
18/06/16 Johnson TA/Indian Express
