NEW DELHI - An Indian Army helicopter on Wednesday made an emergency landing at a field in Nagaon district of central Assam. The Cheetah helicopter of Indian Air Force as flying from Dimapur in Nagaland towards Missamari when it made the emergency landing. The chopper made the emergency landing after it developed a technical snag. Army sources said that all three crew members are safe.
Cheetah are high-performance choppers, which are capable of operating over a very wide range of weight, centre of gravity and altitude conditions. The five-seater Cheetah helicopter holds the world record in high altitude flying among all categories of helicopters. It is powered by Artouste - III B turbo shaft engine.
Earlier on Wednesday, a Singapore Airlines plane with 228 people onboard made an emergency landing at Delhi airport after suffering a glitch with its nose wheel.
A passenger onboard A380-800 aircraft said the plane suffered a problem with its nose wheel and was towed away to the terminal.