The two-seater Hansa New Generation (Hansa-NG) aircraft had a successful maiden flight on September 3, 2021 when it took off from the HAL airport and flew for about 20 minutes.
- Designed and developed by the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru, the aircraft was flown by test pilot Captain Amit Dahiya to an altitude of 4,000 feet and gained a speed of 80 knots before landing.
- The unique features of the two-seater include a glass cockpit with cabin comfort, digitally controlled engine, electrically operated flaps, long endurance, low acquisition and low operating cost.
- NAL, which is a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institution, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) to be the possible launch customer for Hansa-NG.
(Source: Indian Express)
