The aircraft was renamed as Yashas by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on 10 Feb 2025 - URL
Thanks to BRF Member, Indranil for all his help.
Acronyms:
• PT: Prototype
• LSP: Limited Series Production
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HAL’s HJT-36 Intermediate Jet Trainer Rises From The Ashes: A Detailed Look
http://delhidefencereview.com/2019/04/2 ... iled-look/
By Indranil Roy
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Milestones Achieved
• PT-01 (S3466) conducted her first flight on 07 March 2003. The trainer was piloted by Squadron Leader Baldev Singh (retd).
• PT-02 (S3474) conducted her first flight on 26 March 2004.
• A redesigned prototype aircraft (S3854) flew on 17 April 2019. The trainer was piloted by Wing Commander Pratyush Awasthi (retd) and Group Captain Subroto Chaki.
• LSP-04 (S3854) successfully completed six spin turns on 06 Jan 2022. The aircraft was piloted by Group Captain Harsh Vardhan Thakur (Retd) and Group Captain A Menon (Retd). Source - URL.
Production Run
Construction Number ... Serial Number ... Aircraft First Flight ... Pilot(s)
• PT-01 ... S3466 ... 07-Mar-2003 ... Squadron Leader Baldev Singh (Retd)
• PT-02 ... S3474 ... 26-Mar-2004 ... Not Known
HAL Reference Number ... Serial Number ... Aircraft First Flight ... Pilot(s)
• LSP-01 ... S3851 ... 01-Jan-2010 ... Not Known
• LSP-02 ... S3852
• LSP-03 ... S3853 ... Date Not Known
• LSP-04 ... S3854 ... 17-Apr-2019 ... Wing Commander Pratyush Awasthi (Retd) and Group Captain Subroto Chaki
• LSP-05 ... S3855
• LSP-06 ... S3856
• LSP-07 ... S3857
• LSP-08 ... S3858
• LSP-09 ... S3859
• LSP-10 ... S3860
• LSP-11 ... S3861
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Accidents:
• 07 February 2007: PT-1 (S3466) was damaged when she veered off the runway while taking off for a flight display on the inaugural day of Aero India 2007. Aircraft was piloted by Squadron Leader Baldev Singh (Retd). The pilot survived the incident.
• 04 February 2009: PT-2 (S3474) belly landed at Yelahanka before the commencement of Aero India 2009. Aircraft was piloted by Squadron Leader Baldev Singh (Retd) and Wing Commander C Subramaniam. Both pilots survived the incident.
• 28 April 2011: PT-1 (S3466) crashed while attempting a difficult manoeuvre. Aircraft was piloted by Wing Commander Shailendra Patra of the IAF's Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) and Group Captain Anant Mathur (Retd). Both pilots ejected and survived the incident, but the aircraft was a write-off. Visit this link for more info on this crash ---> https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=121985
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Design Specifications
• Crew: Two in Tandem Seating Configuration
• Length: 11 meters
• Wingspan: 10 meters
• Height: 4.4 meters
• Wing Area: 17.5 square meters
• Gross Weight: 4,250 kg
• Maximum Take Off Weight: 5,400 kg
• Fuel Capacity: 917 kg
• Engine: Prototype aircraft have one Senecma Larzac 04-H20 non-afterburning turbofan @ 14.12 kN (3,170 lbf) thrust and production aircraft have one Saturn/UMPO AL-55I non-afterburning turbofan @ 21.6 kN (4,900 lbf) thrust.
Performance
• Maximum Speed: Mach 0.75 (750 km/h)
• Range: 1,000 km
• G Limits: +7g / -2.5g
• Service Ceiling: 30,000 feet
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First Prototype - Registration # S3466

Redesigned Prototype - Registration # S3854
