India's Trainer to Use Russian Engines

Credit: SANJAY SIMHA
Snecma/Turbomeca's Larzac engine was considered a shoo-in for India's new HJT-36 trainer, but circumstances now indicate otherwise. India has placed a $200-million order for Russia's AL-55 engine for the intermediate jet trainer being built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL). So confident was...

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