{"id":30033,"date":"2025-02-11T09:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T04:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30033"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T07:17:45","slug":"yashas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yashas\/","title":{"rendered":"Yashas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Yashas Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently renamed its flagship HJT-36 jet training aircraft as \u2018Yashas\u2019, following significant upgrades.<\/p>\n<h2>About Yashas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>flagship jet training aircraft of<\/strong> the <strong>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The aircraft, <strong>previously known as Hindustan Jet Trainer (HJT)-36<\/strong>, has undergone extensive modifications aimed at improving its departure characteristics and spin resistance across the aircraft envelope, leading to its rechristening as \u2018Yashas.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>fully equipped for Stage II pilot training, <\/strong>which includes a variety of specialized operations such as counter-insurgency, counter-surface force operations, and armament training.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yashas Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been upgraded with state-of-the-art avionics and a modern cockpit, enhancing both the training effectiveness and operational efficiency of the aircraft.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The modifications also include a <strong>reduction in weight<\/strong> and the <strong>replacement of imported equipment with Indian-made Line Replaceable Units (LRUs)<\/strong>, ensuring a more self-reliant and sustainable system.<\/li>\n<li>Its capabilities extend to aerobatics and armament carriage, supporting up to 1,000 kg of payload.<\/li>\n<li>It is powered by a <strong>Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)-controlled AL55I Jet engine<\/strong>, providing best-in-class thrust-to-weight ratio, optimised thrust management, and reliability.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, the aircraft boasts a <strong>stepped-up rear cockpit with a drooped nose<\/strong>, providing improved <strong>all-around vision<\/strong> and enhanced situational awareness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yashas FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. HAL is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defense company headquartered in Bangalore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. What is spin resistance in aircraft?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Spin resistance refers to an aircraft\u2019s ability to prevent entering an aerodynamic spin, even if it is stalled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What is aerobatics?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Aerobatics refers to precise, controlled flying maneuvers that push an aircraft beyond normal flight limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/economy\/logistics\/hal-renames-hjt-36-jet-trainer-as-yashas-following-significant-upgrades\/article69202905.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">THBL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yashas is the flagship jet training aircraft of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}