Indian President Pratibha Patil created history by becoming the first woman President to fly in a fighter jet, the Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force on Wednesday morning. During the approximately 40 minute sortie, the aircraft flew at an altitude of 10,000 feet at a speed of around 800 kmph or 0.9 Mach, but will not achieve the supersonic levels of around 1,100 kmph, an IAF spokesman said. Then, Ms. Patil, 74, had breakfast and underwent a mandatory pre-flight medical test and was found fit to undertake the flight. After the medical test, she donned a G-Suit (anti-gravity suit) which helps the flier withstand high gravitational pressure by preventing excessive blood from flowing to the brain. She stepped inside the aircraft at 10.35 a.m., assisted by some airmen even as the national and international media was present in large numbers to cover the historic event.
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