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vivekman
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 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:29 am Post subject: President to fly in supersonic Sukhoi |
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OMG!!!! 
Get ready to hunt for a new President....
NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil now wants to do an A P J Abdul Kalam. That is, fly in IAF's most potent supersonic fighter jet, the
Sukhoi-30MKI. There is, however, no word yet whether she, much like the former President, will also sail underwater in a submarine and visit the world's highest battlefield at Siachen.
More details at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/President-to-fly-in-supersonic-Sukhoi/articleshow/5177500.cms
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Seriously but what are these extravagant stunts for ?
What a waste of taxpayer money  |
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why does she feel the need to fly in a Sukhoi? 
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Scheduled for Nov. 25.
May be a signal for the induction of women fighter pilots.
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President gets special briefing for her Sukhoi flight
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New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) President Partibha Patil, who plans to create history by becoming the first woman to fly in an Indian Air Force fighter jet on November 25, is looking forward to the "experience of an air combat aircraft" and has already undergone a special briefing on it.
Official sources said a special audio-visual briefing was held for the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan recently in which she was told how to get into the SU-30 MKI air superiority fighter jet, how to alight and what instruments to touch.
They said 74-year-old Patil will wear a special anti-gravity suit called G-Suit, which helps in withstanding high gravitational pressure during such flights.
The President was briefed by four Air Force officers, including the pilot and the back up pilot for the aircraft, on which Patil will take a sortie from the Lohegaon air base at Pune.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Hope the ambulance is ready 
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| HamiltonAir wrote: | | Hope the ambulance is ready |
Don't you mean an Air Ambulance  
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President fit to fly in Sukhoi: IAF
November 13th, 2009
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS)
President Pratibha Patil has been undergoing a fitness regime for the past two-three months for her maiden flight in Indian Air Force’s (IAF) frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-30MKI on Nov 25.
The IAF is leaving nothing to chance in the the run up to the flight from Lohegaon air base in Pune.
“The process (for her fitness) has been going on for the last two-three months. The president has been examined by her physicians and doctors from CME (Centre for Medical Examination, IAF). At present all the parameters are normal,” IAF Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik told reporters here.
A final fitness test will be done on 74-year-old Patil before the scheduled flight as well.
“Before she gets into the aircraft an examination will be done and if she is fit then only will she fly,” said Naik.
Patil, who is the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, will make history by becoming the first woman to fly in an IAF fighter plane.
“My president, who happens to be my supreme commander, is flying in an IAF plane, it is a matter of pride for us. It is a way of showing solidarity with the IAF,” Naik added.
The IAF is hunting for a G-suit (anti-gravity suit) for Patil. The G-suit helps the pilot withstand high gravitational pressure during the flight as it prevents excessive blood from flowing to the brain.
Patil is following in the footsteps of her predecessor A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Patil, who is India’s first female president, will also become the first woman to fly in an IAF fighter plane. The air force currently has 784 women officers working in different branches, but presently they are barred from the fighter stream.
“We have lady pilots in the IAF. I think it will take some time before they (females) are taken in the fighter stream,” added Naik.
Earlier Kalam, the father of the Indian missile programme, had taken a ride in a submarine in 2006 and followed it up with a sortie in a Sukhoi the same year. He too made his debut flight on a fighter from Lohegaon air base in Pune.
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| What is the maximum speed of the Sukhoi ? |
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| karatecatman wrote: | President fit to fly in Sukhoi: IAF
November 13th, 2009
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS)
President Pratibha Patil has been undergoing a fitness regime for the past two-three months for her maiden flight in Indian Air Force’s (IAF) frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-30MKI on Nov 25.
The IAF is leaving nothing to chance in the the run up to the flight from Lohegaon air base in Pune.
“The process (for her fitness) has been going on for the last two-three months. The president has been examined by her physicians and doctors from CME (Centre for Medical Examination, IAF). At present all the parameters are normal,” IAF Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik told reporters here.
A final fitness test will be done on 74-year-old Patil before the scheduled flight as well.
“Before she gets into the aircraft an examination will be done and if she is fit then only will she fly,” said Naik.
Patil, who is the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, will make history by becoming the first woman to fly in an IAF fighter plane.
“My president, who happens to be my supreme commander, is flying in an IAF plane, it is a matter of pride for us. It is a way of showing solidarity with the IAF,” Naik added.
The IAF is hunting for a G-suit (anti-gravity suit) for Patil. The G-suit helps the pilot withstand high gravitational pressure during the flight as it prevents excessive blood from flowing to the brain.
Patil is following in the footsteps of her predecessor A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Patil, who is India’s first female president, will also become the first woman to fly in an IAF fighter plane. The air force currently has 784 women officers working in different branches, but presently they are barred from the fighter stream.
“We have lady pilots in the IAF. I think it will take some time before they (females) are taken in the fighter stream,” added Naik.
Earlier Kalam, the father of the Indian missile programme, had taken a ride in a submarine in 2006 and followed it up with a sortie in a Sukhoi the same year. He too made his debut flight on a fighter from Lohegaon air base in Pune. |
Why should the IAF "hunt" for a G Suit? Dont they already have 'em for combat pilots ? |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| iah87 wrote: | | What is the maximum speed of the Sukhoi ? |
Somewhere around Mach 2.3 ? |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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The President is expected to be in the air for 30 minutes.
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