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The Hindustan Aeronautics HA-31 Basant (en: "Spring") is a 1970s Indian agricultural monoplane built by Hindustan Aeronautics.
HA-31 Basant | |
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Role | Agricultural/utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics |
First flight | 1972 (Mark II) |
Produced | 1972-1980 |
Number built | 39 |
Hindustan Aeronautics started to design an agricultural aircraft in 1968 designated the HAL-31 Mk 1 with a cockpit directly over the wing leading edge. It was re-designed as the HA-31 Mk II Basant and first flew on the 30 March 1972. The Basant is a conventional braced low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Avco Lycoming IO-720 piston engine. It had a raised cockpit to give the pilot a good all-round view during spraying operations. Production ended in 1980 after 39 aircraft had been built.
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2160
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