Bharat Swati
| Swati | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Two-seat training monoplane |
| National origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited |
| Designer | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| First flight | 17 November 1990 |
| Number built | ~20 |
The Bharat Swati (or sometimes BHEL Swati) is an Indian two-seat training monoplane designed by the Technical Centre of Directorate General of Civil Aviation and built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.[1]
Design and development
The Swati is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a steel tube fuselage covered in fabric at the rear and composite material at the front.[1] It has metal tail surfaces and wooden wings and a fixed landing gear with a steerable nosewheel.[1] The Swati has a 116 hp (87 kW) Lycoming O-235 piston engine at the front driving a two-bladed propeller.[1] Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered 40 to be distributed to civil flying clubs in India.
Variants
- LT-1M Swati
- LT-2M Swati
Specifications
Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1996[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
Performance
Incidents and Accidents
On 3 June 1993 a Swati aircraft registration number VT-STC being test flown at Haridwar crashed when its starboard wing broke off after coming out of a loop killing the test pilot.[2]
On 29 November 2001 a Swati LT II aircraft registration number VT-STO of the Kerala Aviation Training Centre on a training flight at Tiruvanantpuram crashed due to pilot error destroying the aircraft.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Taylor 1996, p. 401
- ^ CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1993 DGCA 2 February 2016
- ^ CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 2001 DGCA 3 February 2016
Bibliography
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.
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