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Aircraft Research & Design Center one of the nine R&D centers of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and a name well recognized in the international Aviation circles for over 50 years ,is one of the pioneering organizations in India in the field of Design , Development , prototype Building and testing of fixed wing aircraft. An organization which began as the Engineering Department of the erstwhile Hindustan Aircraft Limited has over the past decades grown into a full-fledged R&D Centre driven by top technologists ,powered by bright Engineers and ably supported by Commercial ,Finance ,HRD and allied groups. ARDC has designed several aircraft ranging from basic piston Trainers namely HT-2, Pushpak, & HTT-40 to the frontline, combat aircraft like Marut, & LCA. HAL is involved in Design & Development of combat aircrafts like AMCA, TEDBF, LCA-AF-MKII & futuristic platforms like CATS & HLFT.

ARDC has a full spectrum of expertise in all facets of aircraft design & development, Acquired through sustained learning and R & D. Our proven capabilities are backed by rich in-service experience spanning over seven decades. ARDC has extensive state of the art test facilities and full-fledged manufacturing infrastructure for building aircraft prototypes & test articles, simulation and analysis tools to support flight development programmes.

The Centre is certified by CEMILAC, DGCA, and DGAQA and is recognized as R&D Centre by the Department of Science and Technology.

ARDC received certification of AS 9100:2016 QMS standard & ISO 14001:2015 EMS Standard by certification bodies for Fixed wing Aircraft & Aerospace Systems, AFQMS-2018 by DGAQA, IS0 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 for the operation of Information security management system Metrology & NDT Laboratories are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Laboratory standard by NABL.

 

 
Capabilities of ARDC:
  • Design development & Certification of basic, advanced trainers and combat aircraft.
  • Integration of new weapons and systems on aircraft.
  • Testing of aircraft structure and systems covering preparation of test requirement,
    test plans, rig design, instrumentation and analysis.
  • Wind tunnel model design, fabrication, testing analysis.
  • Preparation of flight test plan, onboard instrumentation and flight-testing of aircraft
    and systems.
  • Flight Test Instrumentation & telemetry system for Aircrafts.
  • State of art HPC & CAD Facilities including surface design, 3D modeling, digitization
    etc.
  • Research programmes in related areas.
  • Flight Testing of Manual & Unmanned aircraft System.

This version is aimed to enhance the operational and combat capabilities, survivability and maintainability.

Major Features in MK1A

  • Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar,
  • Electronic Warfare Suite (EWS),
  • SR-AAM & BVR missiles
  • Air-to-Air refueling
  • Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT)
  • Software Defined Radio (SDR)
  • Maintainability Improvements

It is also proposed to integrate Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT), Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Operating Data Link (ODL) with existing onboard avionics to infuse further capabilities to the aircraft.

LCA-Tejas

LCA-Tejas is a Light Multi mission, agile, single engine aircraft with tailless compound, delta wing configuration with contemporary avionics, HAL participates In Design and development of major systems and structures. HAL is the Production Agency for this Aircraft.

Tejas incorporates a highly reliable quadruplex digital fly by wire flight control system. The new generation glass cockpit comprises Multi-function display (MFD), Head Up Display (HUD) and Stand by Instrumentation system driven by Open Architecture Mission and Display computer. This provides effective Human Machine Interface (HMI), the advanced utility and health Management systems Provides system health and warning to the pilot through open Architecture computer (OAC).

LCA-Navy

The Design of LCA Navy incorporates Challenging technological features as Leading Edge Vortex Controller (LEVCON), Ski-jump Take Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR), Hot Refueling, fuel Dump and Telescopic Landing designed for steep sink rate and the Arrester Hook System for Deck recovery Operation Demonstrated from aircraft carrier on the INS Vikramaditya & INS Vikrant.

Features:

  • Tailless Compound Delta wing
  • Relaxed Stability Aerodynamic Configuration for Agility
  • Quadruplex Digital Fly by Wire FCS
  • Ergonomics Glass Cockpit
  • Digital Avionics
  • Open System Architecture
  • Pulse Doppler Multi mode Radar
  • Advanced Composite Structure

Designed and Developed by ARDC, HTT 40 Basic aerobatic trainer aircraft is designed to meet the Stage-I (ab-initio) training needs. An all-metal construction, tandem seating, air conditioned cockpit, Zero-Zero ejection seat, retractable undercarriage, modern avionics are the salient features in this aircraft.

Roles

  • General Handling
  • Instrument Flying
  • Navigation
  • Night Flying
  • Close formation

The Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), designated as HJT-36, was designed to bridge the gap between the Basic Piston Trainer and Advanced Jet Trainer and envisaged to replace the ageing Kiran aircraft used by the IAF for Stage-II training of its pilots.

The IJT is Capable of carrying 1000 kg of armament load on four hard points on the wings. The Aircrafts has cutting edge Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) and a Head Up Display (HUD), that will ensure a seamless transition of the Pilot to Advanced Jet Trainer systems, the Large Canopy coupled with stepped up seating for the rear pilot and drooping nose provide excellent round field of view.

 

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