Concurrent with the
manufacturing activities, Transport Aircraft Division has
developed extensive facilities for repair, overhaul and modification
of these aircraft as well as for about 400 types of rotables
fitted on these aircraft.
Transport Aircraft
R & D Centre located in the Division carries out product
updation, role modifications and other R & D activities.
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Future Plans
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- Depot Level Maintenance
of Airframe, Engines and Hydraulic Systems of
Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV). Searcher - I ,
Searcher - II and Heron is scheduled to be taken
up by Division from JAN'2004 under Transfer
of Technology Agreement with Israel Aircraft
Industries, Malat - Division .
- 14 seater Saras aircraft,
under development at National Aeronautical Laboratory
(NAL), Bangalore, will utilize intricate CNC
parts like Wing Panels as well as Assemblies
built at TAD Kanpur. Division is presently participating
in Design and Prototype Development of Saras
and series production is planned at TAD Kanpur.
- Series production of 100
seater Multi Role Transport aircraft will be
taken up by TAD Kanpur. The aircraft is under
co-design and development at HAL's Aircraft
Research and Design Centre, Bangalore in association
with Russian partners.
- Co-production of
50-70 seater ATR-42/72 aircraft from Phase-II
(Assembly from knocked down kits), to meet the
requirements of various Civil and Military operator
is planned at TAD.
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Brief History 