3. Objectives
To give a brief overview about the aeronautical industry in India
To introduce the aircrafts and components produced in India
To introduce the Aeronautical Industries in India
4. Aeronautical Industry In India-An Overview
Aircraft Manufacturers-HAL,NAL,Mahindra Aerospace Ltd etc
Aircraft Models- More than 19 different aircrafts
7 Frontline Combat Jets
3 Transport Aircrafts
4 Helicopters
Aircraft Production- More than 3550 aircrafts have been produced in the country
Aircraft Engines-8 Aero engines produced in the country
Exports-Exports of Aircrafts and Aircraft parts to USA,E.U,Switzerland,Ecuador,Malayasia,
Israel,Peru,Turkey,Namibia and Mauritius
5. The Need for an Aeronautical Industry
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6. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
First aircraft industry in the country, established in 1940 as “Hindustan Aircrafts”.
Found by industrialist Walchand Hirachand in the Kingdom of Mysore
Was ranked 34th in the top 100 defence firms
Has a revenue of Rs 15128 Crores
First aircraft produced was a Harlow PC-5
7. National Aerospace Ltd
Established in 1959
Second largest aerospace firm in India
Tasked with the development of civilian aircrafts
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9. HAL HT-2
>First Indian designed and made
powered aircraft
>Designed by V.M Ghatge
>First flight on August 5,1951
>Over 172 aircrafts were made
>Powered by Cirrus Major III piston engine
>Used by Indian Air Force and Indian Navy
>Exported to Ghana
15. HAL LCA Tejas
HAL Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas”, developed by ADA
4th Generation Multirole Combat Aircraft
Smallest and Lightest in its class
First flight in 4th January 2001
Top speed of Mach 1.6 (1,350 KMPH)
The need was first rised in 1969, with the project funding starting in 1993
Tejas program was aimed to build a complete aviation eco-system in the country
16. Critical Technologies-LCA Tejas
Fly-By-Wire
>Replacing manual control interfaces with digital electronic interfaces
>Tejas has quadruplux redundant Fly-By-Wire controls created by NAL
Relaxed Static Stability
> The aircraft is made intentionally unstable, adding manevourability
Composites
> Carbon Fibre, Glass and Aluminium based composites are extensively used
>Saves weight, cuts radar cross section
>Autolay- an ADA software composite designing software licensed to Airbus and Infosys
17. Critical Technologies- LCA Tejas
Afterburning Turbofan Engine
An afterburner directly injects fuel to the exhaust, giving additional power
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) developed GTX Kaveri afterburning engine which
produced 81 Kilo Newton thrust
GTX Kaveri fell short of Tejas requirement of 90 KN
Kaveri is being derived for use in ships,tanks and trains
Glass Cockpit
Fully digital displays replacing analogue ones
21. HAL HF-24 Marut
>India’s first jet aircraft, flying on 17 June 1961
>Designed by German engineer Kurt Tank
>India’s first supersonic jet
>147 Jets built
22. HAL ALH Dhruv
Advanced Light Helicopter
First flight in 1992,introduced into service in 2002
Powered by two Shakti engines
It can carry 12-14 Passengers or a load of 2.6 tonnes
More than 200 helicopters produced
In service with Ecuador, Mauritius,Israel,Malidives,Israel etc
Several variants successfully developed
41. Future
124 4.5 generation Rafale jets to be made in India in the largest contract in the world
Indigenous 5th generation project AMCA in development
Indo-Russian joint venture 5th generation project FGFA in development
Civilian aircraft Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) under development at NAL
42. Conclusion
Indian Aeronautical Industry is huge and has a lot of growth potential
Local research and development is in full swing
India’s positive global image has contributed to the growth
Local contents in aircrafts needs to be improved
Time for operationalization needs to be reduced