President Draupadi Murmu flew in a fighter jet from Tezpur in Assam

New Delhi, Apr 8, (Fast Mail News):-- President Draupadi Murmu flew in Sukhoi-30 at Tezpur Air Force Base. This was his first flight of a fighter aircraft. He was seen wearing an anti-gravity suit before stepping into the fighter plane. The President, who is currently on a visit to Assam, is the Supreme Commander of the three services.

In 2009, former President Pratibha Patil flew in a front line fighter aircraft.

The Sukhoi-30 MKI is a twin-seater multirole fighter jet developed by Russia's Sukhoi and manufactured under license by India's aerospace giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

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