President Murmu flew in Sukhoi jet, took-off from Tezpur airbase, the second woman President to do so after Pratibha Patil

President Draupadi Murmu took off in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jet from Tezpur Airforce Station in Assam on Saturday. Before Murmu, country’s 12th President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil had flown in Sukhoi in 2009.

Pratibha Patil made two world records by flying in Sukhoi. First- The first female President of any country to fly in Sukhoi. Second – the oldest woman of any country. Pratibha Patil was then 74 years old. His name is also recorded in the Guinness Book.

Before Pratibha Patil, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has flown in Sukhoi on June 8, 2006 while being the President. He was the first President of the country to do so. Pratibha Patil took off in a Sukhoi after them. Now Draupadi Murmu will become the third President to do so.

Pratibha Patil also took a ride on T 90 tank

On November 25, 2009, Pratibha Patil flew for about half an hour at a speed of about 800 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 10,000 feet with Wing Commander A Sajan from the Lohegaon base of the Air Force in Pune. After flying the Sukhoi 30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil, dressed in army uniform, also took a ride on a T-90 battle tank.

Nirmala Sitharaman flying in Sukhoi 30MKI in 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman flew in Sukhoi 30MKI on 17 January 2018, when she was the Defense Minister. She became the first woman to fly the country’s most advanced fighter jet Sukhoi. He flew more than 8 thousand meters from Jodhpur airbase with a speed of 2100 kmph in Sukhoi 30MKI. She was in the sky for about 45 minutes.