IAF Jets Crash: Another aircraft was in the air at the time of the accident, whose pilots had seen the incident

An important thing has come to the fore regarding the Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft of the Air Force, which were victims of the accident. It is being said that when the accident happened between the two planes, another fighter plane was also on a practice flight. Its pilots had seen this incident in the sky itself. On the other hand, the Air Force Headquarters has ordered an inquiry under Air Commodore.

Indian Air Force fighter jets Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 crashed on Saturday due to collision with each other. While one aircraft fell in Pingora village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, the other aircraft fell in the forest located in Pahargarh of Morena in Madhya Pradesh. A very important thing has come to the fore regarding this accident.

Another fighter aircraft also on a practice flight

Top government sources said that another fighter aircraft was also on a practice flight when the accident happened. Its pilots had seen this incident in the sky itself. Now Air Headquarters has ordered an inquiry under Air Commodore. An Air Commodore-rank officer from Air Headquarters is probing the cause of the accident.

Planes crashed after colliding with each other

Let us tell you that the Indian Air Force fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 crashed on Saturday due to collision with each other. Both the aircrafts took off from Gwalior airbase at around 9:15 am. He lost contact with the ATC after traveling 50 km. The planes were burnt in the air itself.

Aircraft were on routine exercise mission

Regarding this, the Indian Air Force had said in its statement that two fighter jets of the Indian Air Force crashed near Gwalior. The aircraft were on a routine training mission. One of the 3 pilots involved lost his life. On the other hand, after the accident, a black box has been found from the wreckage of the aircraft in Pahargarh area of ​​Morena. Morena Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Bagri told that a part of the black box of the Sukhoi aircraft has also been found.

Eyewitness accounts of the accident

Some eyewitnesses of this accident also came forward. Those who saw the incident with their own eyes told the situation. Eyewitnesses said, 'When the fire broke out, both the aircraft were passing over Kailaras town in Morena district. Had the debris fallen in the town, a large number of people could have lost their lives. The villagers believe that the pilot put his life on the line to save the lives of the people and took the aircraft away from the population to the forest located in Pahargarh and dropped it.

Important things about Mirage-2000 and Sukhoi aircraft

Only one pilot is needed to fly the Mirage-2000 fighter jets. The length of this jet is 47.1 feet. Wingspan is 29.11 feet. The height is 17.1 feet. With weapons and fuel, its weight becomes 13,800 kg. By the way it weighs 7500 kg.

On 26 February 2019, 12 Mirage-2000 fighter jets had entered Balakot in Pakistan and destroyed the terrorist training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Talking about Sukhoi 30, its length is 72 feet. Wingspan is 48.3 feet. Height is 20.10 feet. Its weight is 18,400 KG. It is powered by Lyulka L-31FP afterburning turbofan engines, which gives it a power of 123 kilonewtons. Due to this engine and its aerodynamic design, the fighter jet flies at a speed of 2120 km per hour. Its range is also 3000 kilometers. If fuel is found midway, it can go up to 8000 kms. It can fly up to a height of about 57 thousand feet.

News is originally taken from: https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/iaf-sukhoi-30-and-mirage-2000-aircraft-crash-another-plane-was-in-air-whose-pilots-had-seen-incident-lclp-1626665-2023-01-30

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