NAL to showcase Hansa at Melbourne airshow

Bangalore: The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), the Bangalore-based constituent of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, is planning to exhibit its two-seater, Hansa 3 trainer aircraft at next month's Avalon Air Show in Melbourne, Australia.
The NAL is sending a team of six to seven technicians — who will be tasked with reassembling the Hansa in Australia — and their pilot Air Vice-Marshal Ajit Singh Lamba (retd), who will demonstrate the capabilities of the tiny all composite aircraft to the Australian public and flying training clubs.
NAL Director A.R. Upadhaya said the decision to send the aircraft was taken since market surveys had shown that there was a good market for two-seater trainer aircraft in Australia.
"A number of Australian flying clubs are looking to buy aircraft of this class. We could be approximately 20 times cheaper that our competitors."
The main competition for the Hansa comes from the Cessna 152 and the Cessna 172. The Hansa 3 is priced around Rs. 60 lakh.
12/02/07 Ravi Sharma/The Hindu

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