ADVANCED LIGHT HELICOPTER (ALH)
28. The Company continues to develop / upgrade the ALH.
For the Mk. III Utility variant, the Initial Operation Clearance (IOC)
was obtained for delivery to the IAF and Army. Major tasks
completed on Mk.III during the year are:
- IOC for the Shakti engine
- Flight evaluation of Mission sensors Electronic Warfare
(EW) Suite / Integrated Self Protection System (ISPS),
Electro Optical Pod (EO Pod), Flare and Chaff
Dispenser (FCD) Helmet Pointing System (HPS)
- Demonstration of Interchangeability (ICY) of major
structural components
- Maintenance Evaluation trials
29. Development of Mk-IV, the armed variant of the ALH, i.e.
with Weapons (Rocket, Turret gun and Air-to-Air Missile) has
progressed well. The systems have been integrated on a Shakti
engine powered helicopter. The IOC is expected by December
2011.
LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER (LCH)
30. The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), a dedicated attack
Helicopter developed by HAL made its maiden flight in March
2010. The helicopter features a narrow fuselage and tandem
seating for the Pilot and Co-Pilot. A total of 66 flights were carried
out on the First Technology Demonstrator including 48
developmental flights of basic flight evaluation (Block-1). The
Second Technology Demonstrator, TD-2, has been built with
weight-reduced parts and optimised transmission system.
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Several design changes based on TD-1 flight evaluation have
been incorporated in the TD-2. The first engine ground run of TD-
2 completed during March 2011.
LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER (LUH)
31. To develop indigenously a reconnaissance and
surveillance helicopter, the Company had launched development
of the LUH, a 3 tonne helicopter in 2009. The Mock-up evaluation
and Design Freeze have been completed. During the Design
Freeze review, the power requirement of the engine has been
updated and an exercise to identify a suitable engine is in
progress.
Jaguar DARIN III Upgrade Programme
32. The programme to upgrade the Jaguar Aircraft to DARIN
III standard has progressed satisfactorily. The Critical Design
Review (CDR) was completed in September 2010 (2
nd
CCS
milestone) and design work on Avionics, Mechanical, and
Electrical systems along with Software have been completed.
Three aircraft have been inducted for the modifications. The
progress of modification work on the first aircraft (Maritime
version) has been on target and the first flight on the aircraft is
planned for September 2011.
NEW PROJECTS
MULTIROLE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT (MTA)
33. Your Company has formed a new Joint Venture Company
(JVC) called "Multirole Transport Aircraft Limited" on 1
st
December 2010 with the Russians for co-design / codevelopment of the Multirole Transport Aircraft.
34. The work share of HAL and the Russians and the
Business Plan were discussed in March 2011 with UACTransport Aircraft (UAC-TA). The HAL Design Team (60
personnel) for Preliminary Design Phase comprising designers
from the R&D Centres (ARDC, TARDC, MCSRDC, ETBRDC,
SLRDC & ASERDC) has been finalised. The Designers have
undergone language training in Russian prior to their deputation
to Russia for participation in the design phase.
PROSPECTIVE MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT (PMF)
35. Prospective Multi-Role Fighter aircraft (PMF), a Fifth
Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) will be jointly developed by
the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Sukhoi Design Bureau
(SDB) and Rosoboronexport (ROE) of Russia. The new
generation fighter aircraft will be equipped with features like
stealth, high-technology avionics and ultra manoeuvrability.
36. The Project was launched during the year with signing of
the Preliminary Design (PD) contract between HAL, ROE & SDB
on 21st December 2010.
37. HAL has envisaged and identified various areas for
possible support from DRDO and other defence organisations like
NAL, BEL and BDL.
38. A Joint Coordination & Programme Management
Committee has been constituted with members from MoD, HAL,
DRDO, NAL, CEMILAC and the Air Force from the Indian side and
SDB & ROE from Russian side to review the progress and coordinate efforts with all agencies.
Basic Turboprop Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40)
39. Your Company had submitted a proposal for design and
development of a basic turboprop trainer aircraft to the Air
Headquarters for replacing the existing HPT-32 with the new
aircraft designated as HTT-40.
40. The estimated design and development cost is Rs. 568.09
crore with a development timeframe of 60 months. Significant
progress has been made in the following areas pending CCS
approval for the Project:-
Configuration studies and sizing
Structural and system layouts and structural design
concepts
Wind tunnel model design
Engine and Propeller specification requirement