Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Type	Public (BSE)
Founded	1940 (in 1964, company took on current name), Bangalore
Location	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Key people	Ashok K Baweja (Chairman), Fakruddin Mohammad (Director Corporate Planning and Marketing)
Industry	Aerospace and defense
Products	Aerospace equipment Military aircraft Communication & Navigation equipment Space systems
Revenue	44.25 billion INR (FY 2004) ( INR 8.25B)
Employees	9,500
Website	www.hal-india.com

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It built the first military aircraft constructed in South Asia and is currently involved in the design, fabrication and assembly of aircraft, jet engines, helicopters and their components and spares. It has facilities that are located throughout India including Nasik, Korwa, Kanpur, Koraput, Lucknow, and Hyderabad. The German engineer Kurt Tank designed the HF-24 Marut fighter-bomber, the first indigenously designed fighter aircraft constructed in India. South Asia or Southern Asia is a southern geopolitical region of the Asian continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). ... Nashik or Nasik is a city, and also a district and division, in Indias Maharashtra state. ... Korwa is located in Uttar Pradesh, India and is home to HALs Avionics Division that has produced DARIN upgrade for the SEPECAT Jaguar and supplied similar electronic systems for MiG-27 aircraft. ... Kānpur (known as Cawnpore before 1948) is the most populous city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Koraput is a city in Koraput District, Orissa, India. ... Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ; Urdu: لکھنو Lakhnau) is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Hyderabad or Haydarābād (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు Urdu: حیدر آباد ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Kurt Waldemar Tank, 1944. ... The Hindustan Aeronautics HF-24 Marut (Sanskrit: storm deity) was an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft of the 1960s. ...

Hindustan Aeronautics has a long history of collaboration with several other international and domestic aerospace agencies such as the Sukhoi Aviation Corporation, Israel Aircraft Industries, Mikoyan-Gurevich, BAE Systems, Dornier Flugzeugwerke, Aeronautical Development Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation. Sukhoi (Сухой) is a major Russian military fighter aircraft manufacturer. ... Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israels prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. ... Mikoyan, Mikoyan-Gurevich, or MiG (Russian: Микоян, Микоян-Гуревич or МиГ) is a Russian military aircraft manufacturer. ... Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ... Dornier logo. ... The Aeronautical Development Agency of the Indias Ministry of Defence was established in Bangalore in 1984 to oversee the development of the nations Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which resulted in the Hindustan Tejas External link ADA website Categories: Stub | Indian aircraft manufacturers ... It has been suggested that Indian space program be merged into this article or section. ...

History

It was established as Hindustan Aircraft in Bangalore in 1940 by Walchand Hirachand to produce aircraft; the initiative was actively encouraged by the Kingdom of Mysore, especially the Diwan, Sir Mirza Ismail. The British Government bought one-third of the stock-holding by April 1941 as it believed this to be a strategic imperative; In April 1942, it bought out the stake of Walchand Hirachand and other promoters so that it can act freely in case of a Japanese attack during the ensuing Second World War. However, the Mysore Kingdom refused to sell its stake but yielded the management control to the British Government. Thus, within 2 years of establishment, it was nationalized The Vidhana Soudha is the seat of Karnatakas Legislative assembly Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು; pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Walchand Hirachand Doshi (23 November 1882 – 8 April 1953) was an Indian industrialist. ... The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ... Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail (1883-1959) was a diwan of Kingdom of Mysore. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Products

Indigenous designs:

• HT-2
• HPT-32 Deepak
• HUL-26 Pushpak
• HAOP-27 Krishak
• HA-31 Basant
• HJT-16 Kiran — Mk1, Mk1A and Mk2
• HF-24 Marut — Mk1 and Mk1T
• Lakshya — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
• Tejas — Light Combat Aircraft
• Dhruv — Advanced Light Helicopter
• HJT-36 — Intermediate Jet Trainer

The HAL Kiran is an advanced jet trainer suited for pilots who have already trained in the HPT-32 Deepak. ... The Hindustan Aeronautics HF-24 Marut (Sanskrit: storm deity) was an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft of the 1960s. ... The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: Radiance) is a compact multirole fighter aircraft being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force. ... The HAL Dhruv (Sanskrit:Pole Star) is a multi-role advanced helicopter made by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. ...

Licensed production:

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 — FL,M,Bis,Bison Upgrades variants
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 — M variant
• SEPECAT Jaguar— IS,IB,IM variants
• Aerospatiale Alouette III — HAL Chetak, Chetan Variants
• SA 315 Lama — HAL Cheetah, Lancer, Cheetal Variants
• Dornier Do 228
• HAL HS 748 Avro
• Sukhoi Su-30MKI
• BAe Hawk Yet to start

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Gallery

HAL Su-30 MKI	HAL Dhruv	HAL Jaguar IS
HAL Mirage 2000	HAL MiG-27	HAL Tejas
HAL HF 24 Marut	HAL Cheetah

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1023x767, 116 KB)Sukhoi Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1023x767, 116 KB)Sukhoi Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Dhruv_side. ... Image File history File links Dhruv_side. ... Image File history File links IAF Jaguar Original Image: Image Source: [1]; linked at: [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links IAF Jaguar Original Image: Image Source: [1]; linked at: [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1829x1200, 163 KB)Image Source:[1], linked at: [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1829x1200, 163 KB)Image Source:[1], linked at: [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links This image was cropped from File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links This image was cropped from File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Three Tejas Prototypes flying File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Three Tejas Prototypes flying File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1000x420, 97 KB)HAL HF 24 at Flugzeugwerft Oberschleissheim, Deutsches Museum in Munich Picture made by: Softeis File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1000x420, 97 KB)HAL HF 24 at Flugzeugwerft Oberschleissheim, Deutsches Museum in Munich Picture made by: Softeis File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links HAL Cheetah File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Air Force User:Guptadeepak/Photo gallery ... Image File history File links HAL Cheetah File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Air Force User:Guptadeepak/Photo gallery ...

See also

• Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company
• HAL Airport
• Indian Airforce
• Indian Space Research Organisation

The Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO) was the creation of American entrepreneur William Pawley, the Curtiss-Wright sales representative in China during the 1930s. ... HAL Airport or Hindustan Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBG) is the domestic and international airport for the city of Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Military of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... It has been suggested that Indian space program be merged into this article or section. ...

External links

• Official web site
• helis.com Chetak page