HAL HT-2
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| name = HT-2 | image = File:HAL HT-2 (1).jpg | caption = }}{{Infobox Aircraft Type | type = Primary trainer | national origin = India | manufacturer = Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | designer = Aircraft Research & Development Center (HAL) | first flight = 5 August 1951 | introduced = 1953 | retired = 1990 | status = | primary user = Indian Air Force | more users = {{plainlist| }} | produced = | number built = 172 | variants with their own articles = | developed into = }} |
The HAL HT-2 is an Indian two-seat primary trainer designed and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The HT-2 was the first company design to enter production in 1953 for the Indian Air Force and Navy, where it replaced the de Havilland Tiger Moth. The HT-2 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Powered by a 155 hp (116 kW) Cirrus Major III piston engine, the aircraft has enclosed tandem cockpits with dual controls. Apart from military use, the aircraft was also used by Indian flying schools.{{cn|date=February 2021}}
Operators
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- Ghana Air Force (retired)
:12 HAL HT-2s were delivered and used between 1959 and 1974.{{Cite web |last=Bhargava |first=Gp Capt Kapil |date=1999-11-30 |title=HT-2 – India’s First Powered Aircraft |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/iaf/aircraft/past/hal-ht2/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Indian Air Force |language=en-US}}
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- Indian Air Force (retired)
- Indian Navy (retired)
=Civilian operators=
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- Indian Flying schools
Specifications (HT-2)
File:HAL HT-2 (2).jpg, Bangalore]]
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See also
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References
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- {{cite book|last=Bridgman|first=Leonard|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54|year=1953|location=London|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd}}
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2172
External links
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- [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/930-HAL-HT2.html HT-2 - India's First Powered Aircraft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108045923/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Aircraft/History/930-HAL-HT2.html |date=2019-01-08 }}
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