Aircraft
Saras spreads its wings at Indian airshow
On display at Aero India 2005 earlier this year (see facing page) was the Saras, a low-wing aircraft with an mtow of 13,450 pounds and powered by two 850-s

On display at Aero India 2005 earlier this year (see facing page) was the Saras, a low-wing aircraft with an mtow of 13,450 pounds and powered by two 850-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 turboprops driving Hartzell five-blade pusher propellers, being developed by India’s National

Aerospace Laboratories (NAL). The first development prototype has been flying since last August, and by the time of Aero India 2005 it had amassed a dozen test sorties totaling seven hours. The Saras flew several times at the show. National type certification is expected in 2007.

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