BANGALORE: Despite setback caused by the crash of the second prototype of SARAS in March, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) would deliver 15 Light Transport Aircrafts to the Indian Airforce as agreed.It was informed by the Centre for Civil Aircraft Design and Development (CCADD) Head MS Chidananda at the inauguration of the newly constructed Aircraft Hanger at the NAL Belur Campus.Further, the NAL would also be delivering another 30 aircrafts to the Indian Airforce and is expecting to make the first delivery in the third quarter of next year, said Chidananda. The certification delay may hamper the delivery date, however, to which Chidananda said, “that is a minor problem.” NAL also has been working on the weight reduction of the light transport aircraft, he said. The 14-seater third prototype of the Saras would now weigh 500 kg lesser and that was achieved using composite wings and tail.It was also announced at the event that NM5, a general aviation aircraft would roll into the market by 2011.The aircraft is jointly designed by Mahindra Aerospace.Pvt. ltd and NAL at an estimated cost of 22-crore. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Science and Technology in his inaugural speech praised NAL for mastering the entire gambit of aviation design technology.
Monday, November 16, 2009
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