The Hindu : 'Sukhoi-30s not grounded'

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Sunday, Sep 07, 2003

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'Sukhoi-30s not grounded'

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The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, and the Chief of Air Staff, S. Krishnasamy, looking up as a Su-30 gained height in a flash, traveling at over 800 km an hour and climbed from about 200metres to over 1.5 km at the IAF air show on the Marina. The hour-long show showcased the IAF's prowess and was aimed at motivating youth to join the force.

CHENNAI Sept. 6. The Chief of the Air Staff, S. Krishnaswamy, today denied that the Indian Air Force had grounded a squadron of Sukhoi-30 fighters.

"Those reports are wrong. How would the aircraft have flown (here) today", he countered when presspersons asked him if a squadron of the Su-30s has been grounded. "It is not a significant problem," he said when asked about the engine blade nicks. "There is no problem as is being made out," he said.

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