HAL Ajeet
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HAL Ajeet is an Indian light fighter aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as an improved, license-built variant of the British Folland Gnat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HAL Ajeet canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
military aircraft
ⓘ
subsonic jet fighter ⓘ |
| armament |
two 30 mm ADEN cannon
ⓘ
underwing hardpoints for bombs and rockets ⓘ |
| basedOn | Folland Gnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration |
low-wing
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ swept-wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air defense
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| developer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1975 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
improved avionics
ⓘ
increased fuel capacity ⓘ strengthened airframe ⓘ wet wings for additional fuel ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Folland Gnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1977 ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | Folland Gnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately Mach 0.9 ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Unconquerable in Hindi ⓘ |
| nationalDesignation | Ajeet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 89 ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | license-built variant of Folland Gnat ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls-Royce Orpheus 703 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1991 ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 45000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy |
No. 18 Squadron Indian Air Force
NERFINISHED
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No. 2 Squadron Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
combat role in Indian Air Force
ⓘ
training role in Indian Air Force ⓘ |
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