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INDIA
HAL to develop turbo-prop trainer
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) is planning to develop a two-seat turbo-prop trainer aircraft to meet the primary training needs of the Indian Air Force after it phases out its HPT-32 Deepak trainer by 2014.
Unlike the Deepak, the new aircraft will feature an air conditioned tandem cockpit, Head Up Displays (HUDs), an on-board computer, ejection seats and retractable landing gear.