HAL IJT 36 Sitara

[Azaad]

I thought HAL would have concentrated on HFTE 25 if anything, that would have nicely gelled with stretchable timeline HAL IJT.

HJT has been designed around the AL-55I . For them to go to the HTFE means redesigning the entire thing. As it is the entire program has been delayed by 20-26 yrs. Besides as per Saurav Jha in one of his IAH programs on DDR stated that we can expect the HTFE by 2027-28. Whether we'd actually get it by then is anyone's guess.

 

[Anants]

HJT has been designed around the AL-55I . For them to go to the HTFE means redesigning the entire thing. As it is the entire program has been delayed by 20-26 yrs. Besides as per Saurav Jha in one of his IAH programs on DDR stated that we can expect the HTFE by 2027-28. Whether we'd actually get it by then is anyone's guess.

Better redesign it. Anyway with several bandages and appendages(aka fences, tail redesign etc) they have been able to make airframe stable and perform basic trainer aircraft maneuvers. Let them redesign bit more to accommodate hfte 25. Anyway IJT is turning out to be more like sandbox - for practicing their skills.