HAL HT-2

what is it?

The HAL HT-2 is an Indian two-seat primary trainer designed and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The HT-2 was the first company design to enter production in 1953 for the Indian Air Force and Navy, where it replaced the de Havilland Tiger Moth. The HT-2 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 209 km/htop speed
• size 1,016 kgmax take-off weight
• built 172made 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 75 years ago, in 1951.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1951

introduced

1953

retired

1990

status

retired

number built

172

role

primary trainer

origin

🇮🇳 India

makers

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

engines

1× Cirrus Major III

crew

2

length

7.5 m

wingspan

10.7 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,016 kg

top speed

209 km/h

cruise speed

185 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,420 m

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