LOG: Aero India 2025

[Ian French]

Noted on Monday 10th Feb.

Starting at northwest side of runway and running to the east:

Mi-17V-5 ZM5151

FWTF lines

Do228 FWTF KD674 KD688* KD712 KD717* * both l/n 41Sq
An32RE FWTF KA2722
Mi 17V-5

Opposite:

An32RE FWTF KA2728 KA 2737 KA3740
HS748 HQ FLT TC H-2181 H-2378

Line along ramp parallel to runway:

Su-30MKI SB059
Su-30MKI-3 SB141
Hawk Mk132 52Sq Surya Kiran A3482 A3484 A3485? A3668 A3670 A3674 A3682 A3687 A3689 A3699 A3700 A3702
Tejas LCA Mk1 LA5017 LA5018 LA5023 LA5028 LA5032 the first 4 should all be 18Sq
Tejas LCA-T Mk1 LT-5202 l/n 45Sq LT-5206

112HU Area:

Do228 HM706 ZD718 and KD716 in first hangar
Mi 17-1V 112HU ZM2875 ZM2877 ZM2883 ZM2884 ZM2887 ZM2888 ZM2894 ZM2895 ZM3027 plus 1 in hangar
Mi 17V-5 ZP5158
HAL316B ZA927 ZA1404
An32RE K2738 between hangars

South of runway:

Static
Dhruv VT-HEL
Ka-31 INAS339 IN566
Sea King Mk42B INAS336 IN533/W
MiG-29K INAS303 IN827
MH-60R INAS334 IN762 170123 c/n 705807
Mi 17V-5 ZP5147
C-130J-30 77Sq KC3804
Do228 KD725 l/n 59Sq
Do228 CG762 l/n CGAS744
Prachard XH0823
LUH ZU4650
Rafale EH 101Sq BS015
Jaguar S 6Sq JS193
HJT36 S3853
Tejas LCA-T (IN)3005
KC-330 T-057
KC-390 PT-ZNG
Do228 DRDO KD707
Casa 295MW 11Sq CA7108
A400M LTG62 5429
ERJ145SM DRDO KM3554
Su-30MKI-3 SB230
Su-57 054 outl
and in one of the halls LUH IA5103

Flightline:

F-16CM 36FS 90-0710/r "PACAF" and 89-2014/OS/r
F-35A 134FS VT ANG 18-5358/VT
F-35A 355FS 19-5534/AK
Hawk Mk132 XH0701
Tejas Mk1 LA5021
HJT36 S3854
HTT40 XH0702 XH0703
Tejas Mk1A LA5034
Do228 VT-KNR

Visitors
Mi 17V-5 ZP5140
A321 DRDO CA7083
CL605 UAE 1351
Tejas LCA KH2018

Preserved
C-47 VP1045
Mi 8 Z1372
TS-11 W1759

The Do228s moved about on Tuesday between the locations reported above.

Visitors Tuesday
Do228 IN231 IN245 came and went first thing and last thing ferrying navy visitors
An32RE KA2675 KA2703 KA2738 KA2764
LUH ZH0833 br c/s
Tejas LCA-T LA5208
A321 DRDA CA7083 CA7084
Overflying in the afternoon@
KC-135T 50ARS 59-1462
B-1B EL/tig sp tail markings

[Ian French]

Just noticed typo: AN32 KA3740 should be 2740

[Ian French]

I forgot to add:

Flightline: LUH's from flypast IA5102 gn Army and XH0832 bl and XH0834 gy both HAL

Dump: At least two Mi 8T's present, on the left a cab and on the right one that looks like Z2398 through a lot of heat haze

[Ian French]

B-1B reported on msf as 85-0060

[Hans van Herk]

Hello Ian,
Great report, also for the flypast. I have the following remarks and questions.

Mi-17V-5 ZM5151 is ZP5151

Do228 KD674, in the flypast was HM674. Misread on the flightline or in the flypast?
Do228 ZD718 is KD718, the Zx serie is for helicopters

An-32RE K2738 between hangars. Sure on the serial, was already registered KA2738 in December 2017

Visitors Tuesday
Do228 IN231, please confirm. Aircraft was leased to Mauritius in September 2021. Most likely returned to Indian Navy.
LUH ZH0833 is XH0833

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[Ian French]

Thanks Hans.
You are correct on all counts - I am a notoriously bad typer!
IN231 is definite. Photo proof.

[Ian French]

Do228 674 is definitely KD. Photo proof.

[Ian French]

As is 688. Also now KD

[K2G]

Ian,

Another visitor Monday was:

C-17A 80056/AK

Tuesday:

Static:

H125 VT-DVG c/n 7273
Hansa NG VT-HNG (also flying)
Ka-31 was only marked 566
MiG-29K was only marked 827

Exhibition halls:

Ruav heli drone army XH2102
HAL CATS Warrior UAV XH0704 (mock-up ??)

C/n's read:

Do228 CG762 c/n 3022
Dhruv VT-HEL c/m DCWF8
Do228-202K KD725 c/n 4150
Do228-202K KD707 c/n 4115
HTT40 XH0702 c/n PT1
NLCA-T 3005 c/n NP5
LCA LA5021 c/n SP025
LCA-T LT5208 c/n SPT08
Hawk i XH0701 was number 100 (build in India)

Opposite:

HS748 H2377 departed in the early morning. So there were 3 HS748's present on Tuesday.
Mi-17 ZM2885 also landed, late afternoon
Hawk A3485 confirmed
I also think one of the dumped Mi-8's is Z3298
We also read An-32 KA2738 between the hangars. There were 2 more inside the hangars. Also an engineless Do228 was inside a hangar.
Mi-17 ZM2887 was towed inside a hangar early in the morning.
Mi-17 ZM3027 was on the FWTF line for a while
Do228 KD716 was towed outside hangar, KD717 was towed inside same hangar.

Flying Only:

KC-135R had 909ARS markings on its boom
Oman A320 555 (ADSB) was seen landing at the nearby IAP

Hans

[K2G]

I forgot to add:

Flightline: LUH's from flypast IA5102 gn Army and XH0832 bl and XH0834 gy both HAL

Dump: At least two Mi 8T's present, on the left a cab and on the right one that looks like Z2398 through a lot of heat haze

Did you take a picture of the dumped Mi-8's ??

I think the other one is Z2342 (see link below). On Google Earth you can see it is situated here since at least 2021.

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/550878/Z2342

Hans

[Hans van Herk]

@Hans (K2G), the c/n plate of the Hawk Mk132 RTOS XH0701 shows HAL/HAWK/CRWA/103.
Where did you read 100?

Hans van Herk

[K2G]

@Hans (K2G), the c/n plate of the Hawk Mk132 RTOS XH0701 shows HAL/HAWK/CRWA/103.
Where did you read 100?

Hans van Herk

I did not read any plate, but an engineer told me it is the 100th Hawk build by HAL. It is also mentioned here : https://www.flightglobal.com/pictures-h ... 06.article Note the registration HAL 100 !

[Ian French]

Yes I have a pic of the part of the dump I could see. Will post that tomorrow.

[TonyO]

HAL CATS Warrior UAV XH0704 (mock-up ??)

Is a real aircraft, powered up in January and due to fly by year end.

[EvD]

I think that there was a grey Prachard in the second to last eastern hangar behind the helo flightline?