After the 30-minute sortie, the defence minister said he chose the aircraft because it was built indigenously and described the flying experience as thrilling
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh waves to the media from the co-pilotu00e2u0080u0099s seat. Pic/ AFP
An official said the minister also "controlled" and flew the aircraft for around two minutes. However, Singh said he was following orders. "But those two minutes were memorable," he said. "Special thanks to AVM, N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) for the sortie," he said.
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