Hindustan Marut HF-24 jet fighter-bomber
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Indian military aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
interceptor aircraft
jet fighter-bomber
military aircraft
twin‑engine jet aircraft
The Hindustan Marut HF-24 jet fighter-bomber was India’s first indigenous jet combat aircraft, a supersonic-capable ground-attack and interceptor plane developed in the 1960s for the Indian Air Force.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindustan Marut HF-24 | 1 |
| Hindustan Marut HF-24 jet fighter-bomber canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian military aircraft
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ground-attack aircraft ⓘ interceptor aircraft ⓘ jet fighter-bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| airIntakeConfiguration | side-mounted intakes ⓘ |
| armamentFixed | 4 × 30 mm Aden cannon ⓘ |
| combatRoleIn1971War | ground-attack missions ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designBegan | late 1950s ⓘ |
| designer | Kurt Tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal | provide indigenous strike aircraft capability to Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1961-06-17 ⓘ |
| hardpoints | underwing and fuselage pylons for bombs and rockets ⓘ |
| introduced | 1967 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately Mach 0.9 at altitude ⓘ |
| museumDisplay |
HAL Heritage Centre and Aerospace Museum, Bengaluru
ⓘ
Indian Air Force Museum, Palam ⓘ |
| notableFor | first indigenous Indian jet combat aircraft ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 147 ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 10 Squadron Indian Air Force
ⓘ
No. 220 Squadron Indian Air Force ⓘ No. 31 Squadron Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 703 turbojets ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| programChallenge | lack of suitable afterburning engine limited performance ⓘ |
| range | approximately 800 km combat radius ⓘ |
| retired | 1990 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter-bomber
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ground-attack ⓘ interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 40,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorInRole | SEPECAT Jaguar in Indian Air Force service ⓘ |
| supersonicCapability | designed for supersonic performance but operationally subsonic ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffWeight | approximately 10,000–11,000 kg maximum takeoff weight ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ |
| wingType | swept wing ⓘ |
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