HANSA-NG successfully completes sea level trials at Puducherry

HANSA-NG successfully completes sea level trials at Puducherry

  • India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry from February 19 to March 5.
  • The aircraft has been designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
  • HANSA-NG was flown from Bengaluru to Puducherry on February 19, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles in 1.5 hours at a cruising speed of 155 km/hr.
  • Objectives of sea level trials : to evaluate handling qualities, climb / cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance including positive & negative G, power plant and other systems performance. 
  • HANSA-NG is one of the most advanced flying trainer, designed to meet the Indian flying club needs and it is an ideal aircraft for Commercial Pilot Licensing (CPL) due to its low cost and low fuel consumption.
  • A trainer aircraft is designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. 

Points to Remember:

  1. Name of the India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer?
  2. India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’ has been designed and developed by?
Source: PIB

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