Hindustan HA-31 Basant

1972

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Hindustan HA-31 Basant

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 400hp (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.

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Specification 
 CREW1
 ENGINE1 x Avco Lycoming IO-720-C1B flat-eight piston engine, 400hp
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight2270 kg5005 lb
  Empty weight1200 kg2646 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan12 m39 ft 4 in
  Length9 m30 ft 6 in
  Height2.55 m8 ft 4 in
  Wing area23.34 m2251.23 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed225 km/h140 mph
  Cruise speed185 km/h115 mph
  Ceiling3800 m12450 ft
  Rate of climb3.8 m/min0 ft/min
  Range645 km401 miles

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