THE HF 24 MARUT AIRFRAME AS A PLATFORM FOR MEETING THE MWF REQUIREMENT Summary The HF 24 airframe was a masterpiece in aeronautical design .It is the finest platform the IAF has ever had in this category of aircraft. It is even today more suited for actual combat conditions. A resurrected, re-systemed Marut is a very low cost, guaranteed platform that can supplement our efforts to increase our air strength as asupplement to the LCA,MWF, and Jaguar aircraft. The original aircraft was produced with very limited resources and a capital outlay of only 16 crores in less than five years 1956-1961. The revival of its proven airframe will take a fraction of the time and resources of usual programmes. Its aerodynamic performance is acceptable even today and can be improved by small changes. The consequence is that it will demand less from our engine development efforts. Its strongest points were simplicity; high performance on low power, very good handling but most of all was ...