<p>Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will showcase its indigenous civil platforms, the Hindustan-228 aircraft and the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv upgraded civil helicopter during Wings India 2024, to be held from January 18 to 21 in Hyderabad.</p><p>The upgraded civil Dhruv helicopter is a variant of ALH. The 5.5-ton, twin-engine helicopter designed and developed by HAL comes with multiple utilities in disaster management, search and rescue operations, underslung roles, heli-tourism, VIP ferry etc. The helicopter has an advanced glass cockpit and avionics and would meet the regional connectivity programme of the union government, HAL said.</p><p>The Hindustan-228, a multi-purpose, lightweight twin turboprop aircraft indigenously developed by HAL, caters to remote regional connectivity on short-haul air routes under the government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. </p><p>It can also be configured for multiple roles – regional airliner/air taxi, VIP/executive transport, search and rescue operations, casualty evacuation/ambulance, cargo and logistics support, calibration of airport nav-aids, geographical surveys, aerial photography, etc. The aircraft cockpit is upgraded with a fully digital glass cockpit, upgraded avionics and systems.</p><p>The defence PSU is also developing a civil variant of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). It plans to build the civil prototype with the DGCA certification by December 2025.</p><p>C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD (Additional Charge), HAL, said the company is propelling the Made-in-India initiative with its fixed-wing civil aircraft to boost regional connectivity. </p><p>“The company is leveraging its strengths in manufacturing aircraft like Do-228 and HS-748 and extending its capabilities to civil aircraft programmes like the Regional Transport Aircraft. HAL is also actively pursuing collaborations for undertaking civil MRO activities,” he said.</p><p>The HAL stall at the event venue, the Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, will display scale models of LUH (civil variant), Hindustan-228, ALH (civil variant), and accessories of civil aircraft.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will showcase its indigenous civil platforms, the Hindustan-228 aircraft and the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv upgraded civil helicopter during Wings India 2024, to be held from January 18 to 21 in Hyderabad.</p><p>The upgraded civil Dhruv helicopter is a variant of ALH. The 5.5-ton, twin-engine helicopter designed and developed by HAL comes with multiple utilities in disaster management, search and rescue operations, underslung roles, heli-tourism, VIP ferry etc. The helicopter has an advanced glass cockpit and avionics and would meet the regional connectivity programme of the union government, HAL said.</p><p>The Hindustan-228, a multi-purpose, lightweight twin turboprop aircraft indigenously developed by HAL, caters to remote regional connectivity on short-haul air routes under the government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. </p><p>It can also be configured for multiple roles – regional airliner/air taxi, VIP/executive transport, search and rescue operations, casualty evacuation/ambulance, cargo and logistics support, calibration of airport nav-aids, geographical surveys, aerial photography, etc. The aircraft cockpit is upgraded with a fully digital glass cockpit, upgraded avionics and systems.</p><p>The defence PSU is also developing a civil variant of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). It plans to build the civil prototype with the DGCA certification by December 2025.</p><p>C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD (Additional Charge), HAL, said the company is propelling the Made-in-India initiative with its fixed-wing civil aircraft to boost regional connectivity. </p><p>“The company is leveraging its strengths in manufacturing aircraft like Do-228 and HS-748 and extending its capabilities to civil aircraft programmes like the Regional Transport Aircraft. HAL is also actively pursuing collaborations for undertaking civil MRO activities,” he said.</p><p>The HAL stall at the event venue, the Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, will display scale models of LUH (civil variant), Hindustan-228, ALH (civil variant), and accessories of civil aircraft.</p>