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Hansa New Generation, abbreviated as HANSA-NG, India's first indigenous flying trainer, has successfully completed the sea-level trials as Puducherry.
What is HANSA-NG?
- The flying trainer has been designed and developed by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).
- The aircraft is said to be one of the most advanced flying trainers powered by the Rotex Digital Control Engine, which possess unique features.
- It includes Just-In-Time Prepreg (JIPREG) Composite lightweight Airframe, Glass Cockpit, Bubble Canopy with wide panoramic view, electrically operated flaps etc.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Founded: 26 September 1942
- Parent institution: Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
- The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is a contemporary R&D organization.
- CSIR has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes, and five units with a pan-India presence. CSIR’s R&D expertise and experience are embodied in about 3460 active scientists supported by about 4350 scientific and technical personnel as of June 2021.
- CSIR covers a wide spectrum of science and technology – from oceanography, geophysics, chemicals, drugs, genomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology to mining, aeronautics, instrumentation, environmental engineering and information technology.
- It provides significant technological intervention in many areas concerning societal efforts, which include environment, health, drinking water, food, housing, energy, farm and non-farm sectors.
National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)
- National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), a constituent of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, established in the year 1959 is the only government aerospace R&D laboratory in the country's civilian sector.
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