인도공군의 HAL Dhruv 헬리콥터로 이루어졌네여..

Flying the HAL Dhruv, the 'Sarang' (Peacock) are one of the world's few Helibatics teams and certainly the most prolific, despite their young age. Conceived in June 2003, the team is a part of the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) of the IAF. Although starting off with a leading 11,790 points, the Sarang were eventually ranked third among the ten international aerobatic teams which participated in the 21st FAI Grand Prix at the Al Ain airshow in the UAE. The team has performed at one or two local airshows in India, at UAE and Singapore and at Chile where the typed logged 107 hrs, but never before at Aero India. At the latter, they had effectively replaced the Mirage Aerobatic team whose performance, despite being fantastic, was slightly redundant with the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team. It's a pity that one could'nt get to see both the Sarang and the Mirages perform. The Sarang are : Wing Cdr Hari Nair (Team Leader), Flt Lt AS Abhayankar, Flt Lt Nikhil Naidu, Sqn Ldr Suji Nair, Flt Lt Shailendra Pandey, Sqn Ldr Benny Mathews and Sqn Ldr Saurabh Deokuliar (Engg. officer)

1. All initial deliveries of the IAF variant of the Dhruv, went to the Sarang. (J-4041, J-4042, J-4043, J-4044, J-4045 and J-4046)

2. Credit to HAL for the stunning paintscheme on the Dhruv. The aerial display is performed to the tune of Mozart's 40th symphony, although nothing of the same could be heard out here.

3. Breakaway after a short formation flight. The Sarang rehearse in up to 10 practice sessions per week, flying to the defence airfield at Kolar, near Bangalore. The routine starts at 7:30 AM and goes on till 2:30 PM. Each sessions is recorded on video for post-flight analysis.

4. What happens next?

5. The Air Force variant of the Dhruv, is primarily for utility duties. The IAF is expected to take delivery of both skid versions and variants with a fixed undercarriage and an increased MTOW of 5750 kg.