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MISSION
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To become a globally competitive aerospace industry while working as
an instrument for achieving self-reliance in
design, manufacture and maintenance of aerospace defence equipment
and diversifying to related areas, managing
the business on commercial lines in a climate of growing professional
competence.
The first step in keeping with our mission to achieve self reliance was the indigenous design and development of a two-seater piston engine trainer HT-2 under the able leadership of Dr. V.M. Ghatage. The aircraft made its maiden flight on the 5th August 1951 and had been in service for over forty years fully meeting the ab-initio training needs. HAL steadily continued its efforts towards the goal of self reliance by building up its infrastructure through various modernisation programmes as evinced by a plethora of indigenously designed and developed aircraft over the years. At the same time HAL, not to lose trackof emerging trends worldwide, produced aircraft and helicopters under licence, in the process absorbing technologies to augment the indigenious effort. A brief note on various aircraft produced by HAL are given below.
Prentice(1949)
Elementary trainer, aerobatic
category, two side by side seats with one observer seat in rear,
dual control.
HT-2(1952)
Elementary trainer, aerobatic category, 2 seats
in tandem,dual control.
Pushpak(1959)
Elementary trainer, utility category, two side
by side seats, dual control.
Marut Mk1 Fighter (1964)
Single seat ground attack fighter with 4X30 mm
guns, internal rocket launchers 4 underwing hard points for drop tanks/bombs/rockets.
Chetak (1965)
Multi-role seven seat
helicopter with high manoeuvrability, instant
start and versatile applicability. Also adapted for antitank
role for the Air Force and match role for the Navy.
Kiran Mk 1 (HJT-6) (1968)
Two side by side seats, basic jet trainer.
Cheetah (1972)
Light Helicopter with 5 seat capacity for general
purpose use, such
as transport, casuality evaquation,
rescue Pilot training, etc. Also adapted
for agricultural spraying.
MiG-21M (1972)
Interceptor ground
attack fighter, internally mounted 23mm gun, 4 underwing hard
points for missiles, bombs, rockets. Two 490 litre droptanks can be carried
in place of armaments in addition to one 800 liter ventral tank.
Basant (1973)
Piston engined agricultural aircraft for crop
spraying / dusting.
Ajeet (1978)
Single seat fighter, intended for both air-combat
and short range ground attack with Two 30mm guns, 4 hard points
for armaments stores / 2 drop tanks if required.
Jaguar (1982)
Single seat,fixed wing, Mach 1 plus deep penetration
strike aircraft equipped with sophisticated nav. attack system.
MiG 27M (1984)
Single seated variable geometry
ground attack / fighter bomber equipped
with high accuracy integrated nav attack
system. Weapon system includes rockets and bombs on seven hard
points and one 6 barrel 30 mm cannon under the belly.
HTT-34 (1984)
Turbo-prop basic trainer, side by side sitting
fully aerobatic multirole flexibility.
Dornier-228 (1986)
19 passenger light transport aircraft with diverse
applications and economical operation.
Advanced Light Helicopter (1988)
A unique multi-role, state-of-the-art, cost-effective
helicopter in the 4-5 tonne class.
In the year 1951, when HT-2 the first indigenously designed primary trainer made its first flight, it heralded the era of Research & Design at HAL. This aircraft served as the back bone of IAF’s training fleet for more than three decades.
Subsequently, HAL’s R&D capabilities have grown from strength to strength and have been harnessed to achieve grater heights of self reliance. Today, HAL’s Advanced Light Helicopter – ALH is in the final phase of flight testing and the state of the art Light Combat Aircraft – LCA is on the threshold of flight testing phase. In addition, HAL has successfully completed many systems updates and integration tasks. HAL has 9 Research and Design Centres engaged in the design & development of combat aircraft, helicopters, aeroengines, gas turbines, engine test beds, aircraft communication and navigation systems and mechanical system accessories. They are
Aircraft R & D Centre
Rotary Wing R & D Centre
Aircraft Upgrade R & D Centre
Transport Aircraft R & D Centre
Engine Test Bed R & D Centre
Strategic Electronics R &D Centre
Aerospace Systems and Equipment
R & D Centre
Gas Turbine R & D Centre
Central Materials
and Process
Laboratory & NDT Centre
Equipped with the latest facilities, the
company is backed by high profile, highly
skilled manpower with an impressive track
record of more than five decades of rich experience
in all disciplines of aeronautics.
Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited
Corporate Office,15/1 Cubbon Road,
Bangalore - 560 001,INDIA
Phone: +91-80-2865197 / 2861258 / 2868629
Telex : +91-80-845266 Fax: 91-80-2867140/
2868758