HAL Krishak

what is it?

The HAL HAOP-27 Krishak (lit. 'Farmer') was a military observation aircraft produced in India in the 1960s. It was initially developed by Hindustan Aeronautics as an enlarged, four-seat version of the HAL Pushpak light aircraft. Two prototypes were built, with the first flying in November 1959 and the second in November 1960.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 209 km/htop speed
• range 473 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 1,270 kgmax take-off weight
• built 70made 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 67 years ago, in 1959.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.4 m: about 3 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

1959-11

status

retired

number built

70

role

observation aircraft

origin

🇮🇳 India

makers

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

engines

1× Continental O-470-J

crew

2

passengers

1

length

8.4 m

wingspan

11.4 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

1,270 kg

top speed

209 km/h

range

473 km

ceiling

5,940 m

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