ASTE, the testing wing of IAF, uses HAL's grounds near Old Airport Road, to test its aircraft regularly.
Residents in several parts of Bengaluru heard a loud ‘boom’ sound around 1.30 pm on Wednesday. While some described it as a ‘thunderous noise’, others said they felt tremors, with their window panes rattling for as long as five seconds. The sound was heard as far as Cooke Town, Vivek Nagar, Ramamurthy Nagar, Hosur Road, HAL, Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Kundanahalli, Kammanahalli, CV Raman Nagar, Whitefield and HSR Layout in the city. Several social media users stated that they could feel vibrations for about five minutes. A top police official told TNM that it could be a Sukhoi-30 jet flying over Bengaluru skies. The Air Force has not confirmed yet and told TNM at 4.10 pm that they were still 'ascertaining what caused the sound'. Some pointed out that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could be conducting regular flight tests of light combat aircraft (LCA). "It has nothing to do with HAL aircraft," an HAL spokesperson told TNM, when asked about the incident. However, HAL sources hinted that a Sukhoi 30 belonging to the IAF or IAF Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) took off from HAL around the same time the booming sound was heard. The source said, "We have not issued anything official because the huge bursting sound cannot be attributed to this fighter with certainty though it took off around this time. It is too early to say whether it was due to the aircraft as it will be mere speculation." ASTE, the testing wing of IAF, uses HAL's grounds near Old Airport Road, to test its aircraft regularly. Sukhoi-30MKI is a twin-jet, twin-seat aircraft developed by Russia and built under license by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The Su-30MKI has a top speed of Mach 2 or 2,120 kmph. It has a maximum take off weight of 38,800 kg and can carry radars, missiles, bombs and even rockets. Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao had earlier told TNM that no damage was reported anywhere in the city and no calls have been made to 100. “We have asked the Air Force Control Room to check if this was a flight,” he said, adding that they are waiting for the Air Force to confirm.
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