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Body of Mirage-2000 pilot found
The pilot of the Mirage-2000 multi-role fighter, which crashed near its Gwalior base, was found dead near the wreckage in the early hours of Thursday.
"Squadron Leader M M Tiwari's body was found along with the aircraft at a place called Zora Kasba, 60 km west of Gwalior, after midnight. Though a court of inquiry will ascertain the exact reason, preliminary reports indicate it could be a case of pilot disorientation,"said a senior IAF officer.
Spatial disorientation and poor situational awareness is quite a frequent phenomenon during combat flying.
Combat manoeuvres in a supersonic fighter, in fact, even exposes the pilot to dynamic gravitational forces (G-forces), which decrease blood pressure in the head. This can lead to loss of vision, 'grey-outs', 'black-outs' or even 'G-LOC' (G-induced loss of consciousness).
The Mirage-2000s, in themselves, have a much better flight safety record when compared to other fighters like MiGs and Jaguars.
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