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The HAL Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 ''Sitara'' ( ") is an Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) Trainer Aircraft under development by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) ARDC (Aircraft Research and Design Center) for the Indian Air Force . The HJT-36 will replace the HJT-16 Kiran in its role of as a trainer (Stage-2) in the Airforce . It has a conventional jet trainer design, with a low, swept wing, staggered cockpits, and small air intakes on either side of its fuselage. The project began in 1999 , with the first prototype flying on March 7 2003 . The Limited Series Production (LSP) order of the Airforce of 12 (Suryakiran Aerobatics team) aircraft are supposed to be delivered in 2005-06. Final production could be 225+ aircraft, serving both the Airforce and the Navy . Initial prototypes have flown with the Snecma Larzac engine, while the production models will fly with the more powerful Saturn AL-55 I engine with about 16.9 kN of thrust ( Thrust To Weight Ratio of 5.59). SPECIFICATIONS (HJT-36, PROTOTYPES) General characteristics
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