The two-seat trainer was being flown by a flight cadet, who escaped unhurt.
Hyderabad:
An Indian Air Force training aircraft crashed in Hyderabad today, Air Force sources said. The two-seat trainer was being flown by a flight cadet, who escaped unhurt, they added. The aircraft has been completely destroyed in the mishap. A court of inquiry will ascertain the cause.
The pilot, believed to have taken off from the Hakimpet Airforce Station, ejected about 2 km from the crash site with the help of a parachute. After landing, the trainee cadet was able to contact his colleagues using his cellphone.
The process of ejecting from an aircraft is a brutal one and he would have to undergo a lot of medical tests to ascertain if there is any damage particularly to his spinal cord, sources added.
The Kiran MK-2 aircraft, an indigenously manufactured trainer, has been in use for several decades. Although it's considered an elderly aircraft in terms on design, it is one of the main training platforms.
The two-pilot aircraft was, however, being flown by a flight cadet at the time of the accident. Sources says that it's a standard procedure, if a pilot is proficient enough to fly the aircraft, to do these sorties alone as part of their training.
The pilot, believed to have taken off from the Hakimpet Airforce Station, ejected about 2 km from the crash site with the help of a parachute. After landing, the trainee cadet was able to contact his colleagues using his cellphone.
The process of ejecting from an aircraft is a brutal one and he would have to undergo a lot of medical tests to ascertain if there is any damage particularly to his spinal cord, sources added.
The Kiran MK-2 aircraft, an indigenously manufactured trainer, has been in use for several decades. Although it's considered an elderly aircraft in terms on design, it is one of the main training platforms.
The two-pilot aircraft was, however, being flown by a flight cadet at the time of the accident. Sources says that it's a standard procedure, if a pilot is proficient enough to fly the aircraft, to do these sorties alone as part of their training.
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