HANSA-3 (NG) Trainer Aircraft

Source: NDTV

Context: CSIR-NAL has signed its first-ever technology transfer agreement with a private company (Pioneer Clean Amps Pvt. Ltd.) to manufacture HANSA-3 (NG) trainer aircraft.

About HANSA-3 (NG) Trainer Aircraft:

• What is HANSA-3 (NG)?

• It is a next-generation, two-seater, ab-initio trainer aircraft developed for pilot training. Designed and developed indigenously by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru.

• It is a next-generation, two-seater, ab-initio trainer aircraft developed for pilot training.

• Designed and developed indigenously by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru.

• Aim & Purpose:

• To provide a cost-effective alternative to foreign trainer aircraft. To train pilots for Private Pilot License (PPL) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL). To boost India’s aviation ecosystem in line with the growing demand for trained pilots.

• To provide a cost-effective alternative to foreign trainer aircraft.

• To train pilots for Private Pilot License (PPL) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL).

• To boost India’s aviation ecosystem in line with the growing demand for trained pilots.

• Key Features:

• Advanced Glass Cockpit for digital display and enhanced situational awareness. Rotax 912 iSc3 Sport Engine – fuel-efficient and digitally controlled. Bubble Canopy for panoramic visibility and improved pilot comfort. Electrically operated flaps, lightweight composite airframe. Costs ₹2 crore, nearly 50% cheaper than imported equivalents. Electric variant (E-HANSA) under development to support sustainable aviation.

• Advanced Glass Cockpit for digital display and enhanced situational awareness.

• Rotax 912 iSc3 Sport Engine – fuel-efficient and digitally controlled.

• Bubble Canopy for panoramic visibility and improved pilot comfort.

• Electrically operated flaps, lightweight composite airframe.

• Costs ₹2 crore, nearly 50% cheaper than imported equivalents.

• Electric variant (E-HANSA) under development to support sustainable aviation.

About CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL):

• What is NAL?

• India’s only civilian aerospace R&D lab, focused on advanced aerospace science and engineering.

• Establishment:

• Founded: 1 June 1959 (as National Aeronautical Research Laboratory, renamed NAL in 1993). Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka. Governing Body: Operates under CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

• Founded: 1 June 1959 (as National Aeronautical Research Laboratory, renamed NAL in 1993).

• Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka.

• Governing Body: Operates under CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

• Key Objectives:

• To design and develop indigenous aircraft and aerospace technologies. To support national aerospace missions and collaborate with industry for commercialisation. To create aeronautical components, testing, simulation, and manufacturing systems.

• To design and develop indigenous aircraft and aerospace technologies.

• To support national aerospace missions and collaborate with industry for commercialisation.

• To create aeronautical components, testing, simulation, and manufacturing systems.