Posted
by- Neelam Mathews
Oct
9, 2012
Turbomeca
is awaiting a decision on the bid for engines for HAL's LUH, expected soon.
The
engine maker has offered a variant of the Shakti engine for the LUH. “Most of the
development is behind us. The first prototype depends on the final
specifications HAL will freeze. (For us to work on), it will take less time
than a full scale (design),” Philippe Couteaux, VP and GM Airframers, told
Aerospace Diary.
“The
engine variant offered (by Turbomeca) meets LUH engine requirements,” added
Couteaux.
Turbomeca
is celebrating 50 years of the Chetak (Alouette III
airframe) originally powered by Turbomeca's Artouste IIIB engine. The first day of the symposium, held in New Delhi, was dedicated
military customers with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd - partners of Turbomeca in India - co-hosting the event. The second day of the
symposium in Mumbai, will focus on issues relating to the civil customers.
The
India market is growing with 1100 helicopters today. This is expected to go
upto 1800 by the end of 2019. Around 70% of military helicopters in India are
for transport, TIEPL Managing Director, Satish Kirtikar said.
Great
equipment!-
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