Industrialist Anil Ambani is all set to take to the skies on Wednesday for a sortie in the French Rafale fighter at the Yelahanka IAF base here, venue of Aero India 2017. Ambani, also known as the Marathon Man for his distance-running abilities, will be kitted in flying overalls, G suit, Armée de l'Air jacket torso harness, flying boots and helmet with oxygen mask.
He is also slated to undergo a pre-flight briefing on the emergency systems, how to operate the Heads-Up display and also the eject/egress procedures. Reliance Defence has set up a joint venture with Dassault Aviation, manufacturers of the Rafale aircraft, for executing the offset obligations as a part of the 36 Rafale aircraft the Indian Air Force (IAF) is purchasing for 7.87 billion euros.
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