A Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd-designed Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft flies during its inaugural flight in Bengaluru. REUTERS
- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) was better than the existing Swiss propeller driven Pilatus, whose purchase will now be restricted to just 38
- HTT-40 could still land in case of engine failure and the pilot could eject even when the plane was in a stationary position, he stressed, praising the basic trainer
- He said the aircraft was 80 per cent indigenous with about 75 plus systems out of the total 90 of the aircraft sourced locally. HAL was free to export HTT-40, he added
