HAL HPT-32 Deepak
| HAL HPT-32 Deepak | |
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
January 6, 1977 |
| Number of pieces: |
142 |
The HAL HPT-32 Deepak is a trainer aircraft from the Indian manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics .
History and construction
The HAL HPT-32 Deepak is a low- wing aircraft with a conventional tail unit and fixed nose wheel landing gear. Pupils and teachers sit side by side in the cockpit under a sunroof that can be opened to the rear. The plane is completely covered with metal. The prototype first started on January 6, 1977. A further development - the HTT-34 - was driven by a propeller turbine, but did not go into series production due to lack of demand.
A total of 17 Deepak crashed, with 19 pilots dead. Ultimately, the Deepak fleet was grounded in 2009 for safety reasons .
variants
- HPT-32 Deepak - piston engine powered elementary school, liaison and observation aircraft
- HTT.32 - Version with an Allison 250-B17D propeller turbine
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 7.7 m |
| span | 9.5 m |
| height | 2.9 m |
| Wing area | 15 m² |
| Empty mass | 1034 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1322 kg |
| Top speed | 281 km / h |
| Range | 1400 km |
| Engines | 1 × Lycoming AEO-540 -D4B5 piston engine with 194 kW |
| Armament | 4 × external load stations under the wings for machine guns, bombs and rockets |
See also
literature
- Michael JH Taylor: Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. Brassey's, London 1996, ISBN 1-85753-198-1 .
- Michael JH Taylor (Ed.): Brassey's World Aircraft Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition. Brassey's, London 1999, ISBN 1-85753-245-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taylor 1996, p. 401
- ^ Business Standard, April 5, 2010 , accessed June 9, 2013
- ↑ David Rendall: Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. HarperCollins Publishers , Glasgow 1995, ISBN 0-00-470980-2 , p. 505.
- ↑ Taylor 1999, p. 433