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  Technology Demonstrators  & the AMCA                                                        Prof. Prodyut Das 17 September 2026   Successful aircraft projects make judicious use of carefully engineered Technology Demonstrators if the design uses new technology but TDs require mature engineering and development tactics. That being given , TDs slash development cost, time and uncertainty. In 1961, The British flew a very simple aircraft. It was basically a faired over girder structure connecting a pilot cockpit at front with a small jet engine of 7.8 kN at the rear, feeding via a dorsal intake. The story goes that it was originally planned to be a towed glider, much like our HF 24 -X, but then someone calculated the cost of towing the glider, the hire charges of the towing aircraft and the general “bundobast” required and ...