India’s NAL links with Kadet for UAV

NEW DELHI, May 24 (UPI) – India’s state-run National Aerospace Laboratory will work with Kadet Defense Systems to develop NAL’s Hansa trainer aircraft into an unmanned aerial vehicle. The Hansa is built by Taneja Aerospace and Aviation for NAL and uses Indian-made composite material but mostly imported aeronautic electronics. The low-wing, tricycle-gear aircraft first flew in the late 1990s and is used mainly by private flying clubs as a trainer. The aircraft is around 25 feet long and has a wingspan of just more than 34 feet. Cruising speed is 130 mph with a range or more than 500 miles. The engine is mainly the turbocharged four-cylinder Rotax 914F engine from Austria, similar to that used by the unmanned MQ-1 Predator made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in the United States. The later Hansa 4 model has used the SR305-230E diesel engine made my SMA of the French Safran Group. The plane also can be used for low-level surveillance because of its slow speeds. But the feasibility of the project is under question, a report by the Indian defense industry news Web site defensenow.com said. The report said defense analysts have pointed out the two-seater aircraft’s high cockpit canopy and less-than-compact […]
India’s NAL links with Kadet for UAV