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A Civil Air Patrol GA8 Airvan on takeoff from West Houston Airport during a mission following Hurricane Rita in 2005.. The parent Mahindra & Mahindra group acquired a 75.1% majority stake in December 2009 of Australian aircraft manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics, builder of the Gippsland GA200, Gippsland GA8 Airvan and the Gippsland GA10 Airvan.
Indian Institute Of Aeronautics (IIA) is one of the oldest aircraft maintenance training institutes in New Delhi, India. [1] It was founded by avid aviator Captain Ram Niwas Sinha in 1982. In 1983 IIA earned approval from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Govt. of India. [1]
The Aero Club of India was established in 1927 and the Madras Flying Club in 1930. [4] [5] On 15 October 1932, Indian aviator J. R. D. Tata flew a Puss Moth aircraft carrying mail from Karachi to Juhu aerodrome, Bombay; and the aircraft continued to Madras, marking the beginning of Tata Airlines which later became Air India, the flag carrier in ...
The factory expanded rapidly and became the centre for major overhaul and repair of American aircraft and was known as the 84th Air Depot. The first aircraft to be overhauled was a Consolidated PBY Catalina followed by every type of aircraft operated in India and Burma. When returned to Indian control two years later the factory had become one ...
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under Department of Defence Research and Development (DR&D) of India's Ministry of Defence was established at Bangalore, in 1984 to oversee the development of the nation's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.
Surveillance aircraft: November 1959 Retired 70 [22] HAL Marut (HF-24) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Fighter-bomber: 17 June 1961: Retired 147 [23] HAL HF-73: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Strike fighter: Never flown Cancelled 0 [24] HAL Ajeet: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Fighter aircraft: 30 September 1976: Retired 89 [25] HAL Tejas (Light ...
Since the late 1990s, the Indian Air Force has been modernising its fleet to counter challenges in the new century. The fleet size of the IAF has decreased to 33 squadrons during this period because of the retirement of older aircraft. Still, India maintains the fourth largest air force in the world.
India utility: 95 [15] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: India utility 6 on order [31] Alouette III: France/India liaison Chetak: 79 [15] license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. [32] Cheetal: 18 [33] SA 315B Lama: France/India utility Cheetah: 18 [15] Trainer Aircraft; BAE Hawk: United Kingdom Advanced trainer: Hawk 132: 102 [15] HAL ...