India's indigenously designed and developed Intermediate Jet Trainer has made its debut flight in foreign skies at the Paris Air Show 2005, which commenced on Monday.
The spectators included Indian Ambassador to France Dilip Lahiri, Secretary (Defence Production) Shekhar Dutt and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Chairman Ashok K Baweja besides the international aviation community, Bangalore-based HAL said in a statement.
HAL is displaying three products -- its flagship Dhruv helicopter, the IJT and workhorse Cheetah re-engined to Cheetal configuration. It's also displaying Dhruv and IJT in flying display.
The maiden flight of IJT was preceded by a display of Dhruv highlighting its performance. Dhruv participated in the Paris Air Show in 2003 too.
French President Jacques Chirac visited the HAL display area, the statement added.
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