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HAL HF-24 Marut

🇮🇳 India ·first flew 1961· fighter-bomber

🎖️ military 2× jet retired
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. HAL-HF-24-Marut: Softeis· CC BY 2.5
  2. 2. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics), HF-24, Marut (7585415088): SDASM Archives· Public domain
  3. 3. HAL HF-24 Marut D-1205: Aryan Gupta· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. HAL HF-24 Marut in Bangalore: Amanjosan2008· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. HAL Marut used in the battle of longewala: Ayush 1988· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. Marut HF-24 trainer at HAL Museum 7651: Rameshng· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. Marut HF-24 trainer at HAL Museum 7652: Rameshng· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics), HF-24, Marut (7585415268): SDASM Archives· Public domain
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
HAL HF-24 Marut, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Softeis· CC BY 2.5

what is it?

The HAL HF-24 Marut ("Spirit of the Tempest") is an Indian jet fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during the 1960s and early 70s. The Marut was designed by the German aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, with the Project Engineer being George William Benjamin. The aircraft was the first Indian-developed jet fighter.

How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 9 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 1,112 km/htop speed
  • size 10.9 tmax take-off weight
  • built 147made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 65 years ago, in 1961.
  • Top speed is 8.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight
1961-06-17
introduced
1967
retired
1990
status
retired
number built
147
role
fighter-bomber
origin
🇮🇳 India
makers
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
engines
2× Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 703
crew
1
length
15.9 m
wingspan
9 m
height
3.6 m
max take-off weight
10.9 t
top speed
1,112 km/h
range
—

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1031955, Wikipedia: HAL HF-24 Marut (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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