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Monday, August 04, 2014

Engine rejig to cut Su-30 burnouts

Su-30MKI FlankerIAF’s frontline fighter jet Sukhoi-30MKI will be modified under new specifications laid down by its Russian manufacturers to fix mid-air engine trouble in its fleet.

The move comes after the IAF faced an unusually high number of mid-air engine failures over the past two years (January 2102 onwards) and asked the Russians to rectify the problem in the fighter jet. The Tribune had highlighted this in its July 21 report.

The IAF has a fleet of 200 Sukhoi aircraft and another 72 are on their way from Moscow.

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