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 |
| Unit cost |
₹3.8 million (1998)[1] |
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.[2]
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.[2] It has metal tail surfaces and wooden wings and a fixed landing gear with a steerable nosewheel.[2] The Swati has a 116 hp (87 kW) Lycoming O-235 piston engine at the front driving a two-bladed propeller.[2] 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[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.21 m (23 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.78 m (9 ft 1½ in)
- Wing area: 11.96 m2 (128.74 ft2)
- Empty weight: 530 kg (1168 lb)
- Gross weight: 770 kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C piston engine, 87 kW (116 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 268 km/h (167 mph)
- Cruising speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
- Range: 453 km (282 miles)
- Endurance: 2 hours 45 min
- Service ceiling: 3050 m (10000 ft)
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.[3]
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.[4]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.