HANSA-NG, India's First Indigenous Flying Trainer, Finishes Sea-Level Trials

India's first indigenous flying trainer 'HANSA-NG' designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry. According to NAL, HANSA-NG is one of the most advanced flying trainers powered by Rotax Digital Control Engine with unique features like Just-In-Time Prepreg (JIPREG) Composite Lightweight Airframe, glass cockpit, bubble canopy with wide panoramic view, electrically operated flaps, etc. The aircraft was flown to Puducherry covering a distance of 140 nautical miles in 1.5 hours at a cruising speed of 155 km/hr on February 19. The objective of these trials were to evaluate handling qualities, climb/cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance including positive and negative G, power plant and other systems performance at sea level. For identifying growth opportunities for Composites in Global Aerospace Market, please visit https://www.lucintel.com/composites-in-aerospace-market.aspx