Watch Video: Inaugural flight of India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft

The inaugural flight of HTT-40, India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft for Air Force pilots, took off on Friday morning at Bengaluru. Watch the video

The inaugural flight of HTT-40, India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft for Air Force pilots, took off on Friday morning at Bengaluru. Watch the video

#WATCH: Inaugural flight of India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, HTT-40 in Bengaluruhttps://t.co/Wm9GsvFZlc

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The demonstration of the first flight was held in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar.

The plane flew for over 15 minutes over old HAL airport in Bengaluru.

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