Soon, fly anywhere in India on planes made in India

Bangalore: Despite the current turbulence in the domestic civil aviation sector, the high powered committee of the National Civil Aircraft Development (NCAD) is optimistic that the indigenous civil aircraft programme would still be a viable mode of transport to interlink the tier-2 and tier-3 cities with other metros in the country.
At the fifth symposium on applied aerodynamics and design of aerospace vehicles on Wednesday, former NAL director and member of the NCAD high powered committee, AR Upadhya, spoke about India’s foray into the next-generation civil transport aircraft. He said that the market potential is high for a 70- to 90-seater transport aircraft.
Upadhya said that the air traffic in the country has been witnessing a steady growth and that there would be a demand for 350 civil aircraft in India, by 2030.
He added that the project has entered the preliminary design phase. The first flight would be carried out in four-and-half years, attain certification in six years, and enter series production in about eight years.
Earlier this year, the 16-member high-power committee, which has been entrusted by the government to prepare feasibility report for the development of the aircraft, had submitted its findings.
17/11/11 Daily News & Analysis

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