HAL issues statement on Tejas fighter jet crash at Dubai Air Show

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[22/11, 9:50 am] J TEN NEWS: HAL issues statement on Tejas fighter jet crash at Dubai Air Show

[22/11, 9:50 am] J TEN NEWS: State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the manufacturer of Tejas aircraft, on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the loss of life of the “courageous IAF pilot” during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show.

[22/11, 9:51 am] J TEN NEWS: The pilot has been identified as Wing Commander Namansh Syal.

He was killed on Friday after the indigenous multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, crashed in a ball of fire during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show.

[22/11, 9:51 am] J TEN NEWS: It was the second time in 20 months that the aircraft manufactured by HAL was involved in a crash. The earlier accident occurred in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan in March last year, but the pilot ejected safely.

[22/11, 9:54 am] J TEN NEWS: HAL issues statement on Tejas fighter jet crash at Dubai Air Show

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has expressed grief over the death of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who lost his life when an LCA Tejas crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show. The incident marks the second Tejas crash in Dubai Air show
State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the manufacturer of Tejas aircraft, on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the loss of life of the “courageous IAF pilot” during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show.

The pilot has been identified as Wing Commander Namansh Syal.

He was killed on Friday after the indigenous multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, crashed in a ball of fire during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show.

It was the second time in 20 months that the aircraft manufactured by HAL was involved in a crash. The earlier accident occurred in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan in March last year, but the pilot ejected safely.

“HAL is deeply saddened by the loss of the courageous IAF pilot during the aerial display at the Dubai Air Show. HAL expresses its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family

As the crash inside the grounds of an airfield in Dubai cast a tragic shadow on an otherwise mega spectacle on the last day of the event in the desert city, visuals of the accident aired on TV channels showed the jet abruptly dropping height after what looked like a low-altitude manoeuvre and then nosedived into the ground in a matter of seconds before being engulfed in a ball of fire.

[22/11, 9:55 am] J TEN NEWS: Black smoke billowed over the Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, as horrified spectators, including women and children, seated at a grandstand area behind a fenced airstrip, watched in shock.

The project to build the Tejas aircraft finally took off in 1984 after years of deliberations, and the jet was formally declared fit to fly in 2011.

[22/11, 9:55 am] J TEN NEWS: The IAF test crew have been involved with the Tejas project right from the conceptual stage till prototype testing. The first version of the aircraft was inducted into the IAF in 2016.

In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas MK-1A jets for the IAF.