Potential for indigenous aircraft production: Kalam

Bangalore: The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Saturday gave wings to his vision of the future of the aerospace industry.
Giving the second Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre memorial lecture here, Mr. Kalam said that following the success in the aviation industry through Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the country should get into designing and producing an indigenous version of a 150-seater commercial aircraft. He called upon aerospace engineers to set their minds to this task.
Citing a study by a committee of experts on Vision 2020, the former President said there was a large potential for aircraft production in India.
“There are more than 300,000 engineers and technicians empowered with infrastructure built at a cost of more than Rs. 40,000 crore. With this national strength and opportunity for larger demand in aerospace systems and export potential, a large business for industries is in front of us.”
A National Aeronautics Policy could integrate the strengths of the civil and military aviation sectors to bring synergy in the sector.
20/01/08 The Hindu

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