Sukhois are safe, insists Defence MinistryNew Delhi:
A joint probe by India and Russia into the crash of IAF's Sukhoi aircraft over Jaisalmer in April has given a clearance to the quality of the fighter plane, indicating that the mishap took place due to human error.
"The joint probe by IAF and Russian experts into the Su-30MKI crash has found that there is no problem with the aircraft," informed top Defence Ministry officials in New Delhi on Tuesday.
"The pilot of the aircraft is said to have inadvertently switched off the flight controls in the cockpit that apparently caused the crash," officials said.
The Su-30MKI, the frontline combat aircraft of the IAF, had crash while flying in a formation over Jaisalmer on April 30, in which both the pilot and co-pilot had ejected out.
While the pilot, Wing Commander S V Munje, bailed out safely, the co-pilot Wing Commander P S Nara died after ejecting out of the cockpit.
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