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HAL Dhruv inches toward 2009 European certification

Indian-based manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is making progress toward European certification of its Dhruv light-twin helicopter.

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

August 28, 2007

Indian-based manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is making progress toward European certification of its Dhruv light-twin helicopter. A tentative schedule calls for European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification early in 2009. Indian deliveries began in 2002.

According to chief test pilot Upadhyay Chandra, the Dhruv has been designed to meet JAR 29/FAR 29 requirements (which govern helicopters with an mtow of more than 7,000 pounds). In March, an EASA team visited HAL’s facilities in Bangalore, where, according to an HAL update, the team carried out an “initial airworthiness assessment” of the Dhruv.

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