Successful First Flight of Hawk AJT for Indian Navy

[Anony]

According to the latest issue of HAL Connect Magazine , Aircraft Division, Bangalore On June 11, 2013 achieved another milestone in production of Hawk AJT with successful first test flight of first Navy Hawk AJT. The aircraft with tail number IN001 took off at 14:04 hrs and landed at 15:09 hrs thereby recording a successful first flight of 1:05hrs.

As per the Hawk AJT contract between HAL and Indian Navy, a total of 17 Hawk aircraft are to be delivered to the Indian Navy. Five of these are required to be delivered during FY2013-14 with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in July 2013. Aircraft Division is very much on target to meet delivery requirements of the Indian Navy.

 

[Gessler]

According to the latest issue of HAL Connect Magazine , Aircraft Division, Bangalore On June 11, 2013 achieved another milestone in production of Hawk AJT with successful first test flight of first Navy Hawk AJT. The aircraft with tail number IN001 took off at 14:04 hrs and landed at 15:09 hrs thereby recording a successful first flight of 1:05hrs.

As per the Hawk AJT contract between HAL and Indian Navy, a total of 17 Hawk aircraft are to be delivered to the Indian Navy. Five of these are required to be delivered during FY2013-14 with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in July 2013. Aircraft Division is very much on target to meet delivery requirements of the Indian Navy.

Is it used for carrier take-off/landing training or only for ground-based Stage-III pilot training?

 

[Jayanta]

What is there to cheer about. Its a trainer developed by BAE (UK) that too in 1970's. The HAL have just assembled it.

 

[nomi007]

why both china and india painted yellow color on prototypes

 

[Anony]

Is it used for carrier take-off/landing training or only for ground-based Stage-III pilot training?

Possibly ground based advanced stage pilot training as it is not known to have a short-takeoff or arrested recovery. It will replace Kiran mk-II

 

[Manindra]

why both china and india painted yellow color on prototypes

They are not painted yet. It is the colour of basic primer but above jet is painted in yellow colour , right example is here

MIG-29KUB

J-15

 

[Abingdonboy]

Is it used for carrier take-off/landing training or only for ground-based Stage-III pilot training?

Shore based stage 3 training.

 

[Gessler]

Sure is a good looker, the Hawk AJT...

 

[Abingdonboy]

What is there to cheer about. Its a trainer developed by BAE (UK) that too in 1970's. The HAL have just assembled it.

It's a fair point but whatever way you cut it, the HAWK MK.132 (India-specific) is the most advanced sub-sonic AJT flying today regardless of its 1970's origins. The very fact the IN is gettign such systems to train their naval aviators of the future is something to cheer about. Unless you want IN pilots and machines falling out of the sky for lack of training

 

[RPK]

They are not painted yet. It is the colour of basic primer but above jet is painted in yellow colour , right example is here

MIG-29KUB

J-15

Possibly ground based advanced stage pilot training as it is not known to have a short-takeoff or arrested recovery. It will replace Kiran mk-II

why both china and india painted yellow color on prototypes

It is with ED coated

Electrophoretic deposition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kurup]

There is a naval version of Hawk known as Goshawk .

It is a highly modified version of Hawk built by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and only operated by US .

 

[Abingdonboy]

There is a naval version of Hawk known as Goshawk .

It is a highly modified version of Hawk built by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and only operated by US .

Indeed and it can land and take off on ACCs using CATOBAR. When the IN gets the IAC-2 they should also get some T-45 Goshawks IMHO.

+ IN pilots have already trained on such birds:

Livefist: Photos: Indian Navy pilots carrier training in the US

 

[kurup]

Indeed and it can land and take off on ACCs using CATOBAR. When the IN gets the IAC-2 they should also get some T-45 Goshawks IMHO.

+ IN pilots have already trained on such birds:

Yes , my point was that this is a regular hawk used for giving common training for naval pilots and not for carrier training .

Also , I don't think it will even be able to do ramp take-off from SBTF .

Do our naval pilots gets training from RuN in STOBAR operations ??

 

[Srinivas]

Some more pics

 

[Abingdonboy]

Yes , my point was that this is a regular hawk used for giving common training for naval pilots and not for carrier training .

Also , I don't think it will even be able to do ramp take-off from SBTF .

Do our naval pilots gets training from RuN in STOBAR operations ??

Yeah the IN Hawks will be nearly identical to the IAF's MK.132s and will be used exclusively for shore-based training- still a critical part of their curriculum. The only thing these HAWKs will not be able to train the naval aviators on will be carrier take off and landing.


AFAIK rookie IN pilots go to the RuN and USN for carrier training. Once the SBTF at INS HANSA is completed then the IN pilots won't need to be sent to the RuN anymore (as they only impart STOBAR training) and such training can be imparted in India on MIG-29KUBs and two seat N-LCAs.


Once the IAC-2 and beyond come into the picture the IN is going to have to find an in-house solution for CATOBAR training so T-45s and a shore-based CATOBAR training facility.