HAL Basant
| HA-31 Basant | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Agricultural/utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics |
| First flight | 1972 (Mark II) |
| Produced | 1972-1980 |
| Number built | 39 |
The Hindustan Aeronautics HA-31 Basant (en: "Spring") is a 1970s Indian agricultural monoplane built by Hindustan Aeronautics.
Hindustan Aeronautics started to design an agricultural aircraft in 1968 designated the HAL-31 Mk 1 with a cockpit directly over the wing leading edge. It was re-designed as the HA-31 Mk II Basant and first flew on the 30 March 1972. The Basant is a conventional braced low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a 400 hp (298 kW) Avco Lycoming IO-720 piston engine. It had a raised cockpit to give the pilot a good all-round view during spraying operations. Production ended in 1980 after 39 aircraft had been built.
Specifications (Mk II)[edit]
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2160
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 29 ft 6.25 in (9.0 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 4.5 in (12 m)
- Height: 8 ft 4.5 in (2.55 m)
- Wing area: 251.23 sq ft (23.34 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,645 lb (1,200 kg)
- Gross weight: 5,000 lb (2,270 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming IO-720-C1B flat-eight piston engine , 400 hp (298 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 mph (225 km/h, 120 kn) [1]
- Cruise speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Range: 400 mi (645 km, 350 nmi) [1]
- Service ceiling: 12,500 ft (3,800 m) [1]
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) [1]
See also[edit]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Taylor, J. W. R. (ed.). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81. London: Jane's, 1981. ISBN 0-531-03953-6.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2160
External links[edit]
Media related to HAL Basant at Wikimedia Commons
