| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | U717 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran |
| Aircraft Version: | Hindustan HJT-16 Kiran II |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | YelahankaMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VOYK IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Aero India 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 20 February 2019 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 452504 |
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A classic aircraft of Training Command flies past at Aero India 2019. First flown on Sept. 4, 1964, the successful Kiran was designed and built by HAL as a basic jet trainer. The first Kiran Mk.Is with the RR Viper 11 turbojet were inducted in the IAF in March 1968, equipping the Flying Instructors School (FIS) at Tambaram. Production was switched to the Mk.IA with hardpoints under the wings, and later to the Mk.II with a 18.728kN RR Orpheus 701-05 turbojet for Stage-II training of fighter pilots. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 April 2022, and has since been viewed 293 times. |