Bengaluru: The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru and Mesco Aerospace Limited have signed a collaborative agreement for the design, development, production and marketing of the two-seat Hansa-Next Generation (Hansa-NG) aircraft, which NAL claims which help ease the availability of indigenous aircraft for pilot training to obtain private and commercial pilot licenses.
The collaboration has been approved by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)—under which NAL operates—and the aircraft, NAL claimed, will be ready for first flight in the next 11 to 13 months.
“The plane will be certified under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for commercial flights by March 2020. Post certification, the HansaNG shall be manufactured by Mesco Aerospace under a license agreement,” a statement issued by NAL read.
Mesco would also set-up a service centre for Hansa and undertake marketing in India and abroad. As per the recent market reports, the immediate market potential for two-seat aircraft in India is about 70-80 aircraft.
07/09/18 Chethan Kumar/Times of India
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The collaboration has been approved by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)—under which NAL operates—and the aircraft, NAL claimed, will be ready for first flight in the next 11 to 13 months.
“The plane will be certified under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for commercial flights by March 2020. Post certification, the HansaNG shall be manufactured by Mesco Aerospace under a license agreement,” a statement issued by NAL read.
Mesco would also set-up a service centre for Hansa and undertake marketing in India and abroad. As per the recent market reports, the immediate market potential for two-seat aircraft in India is about 70-80 aircraft.
07/09/18 Chethan Kumar/Times of India
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