Tejas jet crashed while performing stunts in Dubai Airshow, pilot died. According to reports, the plane fell into free fall due to control failure in a negative G-force turn. Before the accident, rumors of fuel leak had spread, which were rejected by the Defense Ministry.
Tejas Crash Inside Story: Indian fighter jet Tejas, which was performing acrobatics at the Dubai Airshow on Friday afternoon, suddenly crashed. The plane turned into a ball of fire as soon as it fell on the ground. According to Indian time, the accident happened at 3.40 pm. The pilot died in this crash. Let us tell you that Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is a 4.5-generation multi-role fighter aircraft, which is designed for attacking air support. Let us know what happened to Tejas before it lost control that the plane dived in the air and fell on the ground.
negative gravitational force
According to media reports, in the video going viral, it can be seen that Tejas, who was performing stunts, suddenly lost control and fell straight downwards. When the plane was coming down, no gliding was seen in it. That is, the recovery of control of the aircraft had completely failed and the pilot could not recover from the negative G-force turn. Negative G-force is the force that is felt in the direction opposite to gravity. Tejas can do negative G maneuver and this is one of its specialties. But due to recovery failure the fighter jet free fell.
There was a rumor of fuel leak before the accident.
Let us tell you that a day before the accident, a rumor was floating on social media that Tejas aircraft was facing the problem of fuel leak. Later, it was clarified by the Defense Ministry that the video of fuel leak is completely fake. Let us tell you that this is the first time since its initial flight in 2001, that the pilot of Tejas fighter jet has died. When Tejas crashed in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan in March 2024, the pilot ejected safely.