HAL's 'Made in India' Civil Aircraft Carries Out Ground Run and Low Speed Taxi Trials
News 18Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Monday it has successfully carried out the Ground Run and Low Speed Taxi Trials of the Hindustan-228 aircraft for DGCA ‘Type Certification’. DGCA Director Indranil Chakraborty said the type certification will also enable HAL to get the international certification for the aircraft. “This aircraft could be utilised successfully by civil operators and State Governments for their intra- and inter-state connectivity with seamless support towards training, maintenance and logistics”, the statement said. The Hindustan-228 is a 19-seat multirole utility aircraft built for various applications such as VIP transport, passenger transport, air ambulance, flight inspection roles, cloud seeding, and recreational activities like Para jumping, aerial surveillance, photography and cargo applications, HAL added.