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HAL issues RFI for Engines to power RTA regional aircraft | idrw.org
HAL issues RFI for Engines topower RTA regional aircraft | idrw.org
HAL issues RFI for Engines to power RTA regional aircraft | idrw.org 3/6
HAL one of the main partner in development of India’s first Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) has recently issued
Request for Information ( RFI) to Major Engine Manufacturers to provide information on engines to power a Civilian
aircraft project with seating capacity of 75 to 100 seater aircraft .
HAL and NAL were tasked in 2010 by Government of India to build India’s first Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA),
India plans to build a twin turboprop and a twin turbofan variant based on same platform and later plans to built
stretched and a bigger aircraft. According to RFI issued by HAL , they will require 10 engines for Prototype aircraft,
which they plan to build and test by 2017 and in long term may require 1000 engines in future requirements .
HAL and NAL plans to build around 500 aircrafts for both Civilian and Military market and Indian civilian and military
market will be where they are targeting major sales . In recent media reports there has been talks that India will develop
a Military transport aircraft based on RTA .
NAL didn’t want to take easy route by using existing RTA aircrafts as a base for development of India’s RTA aircrafts
. NAL repeatedly has said that current generation of RTA have design limitations and do not meet requirements of
higher fuel efficiency, short landing and take-off capability, and the ability to transport cargo.
HAL has already entered into a joint venture with Irkut Corporation of Russia to develop and make 60-tonne multi-role
transport aircraft (MRTA). Under the pact, Ilyushin Design Bureau of Russia will design the MRTA, and HAL and Irkut
will manufacture it in Kanpur
HAL issues RFI for Engines topower RTA regional aircraft | idrw.org
HAL issues RFI for Engines to power RTA regional aircraft | idrw.org 3/6
HAL one of the main partner in development of India’s first Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) has recently issued
Request for Information ( RFI) to Major Engine Manufacturers to provide information on engines to power a Civilian
aircraft project with seating capacity of 75 to 100 seater aircraft .
HAL and NAL were tasked in 2010 by Government of India to build India’s first Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA),
India plans to build a twin turboprop and a twin turbofan variant based on same platform and later plans to built
stretched and a bigger aircraft. According to RFI issued by HAL , they will require 10 engines for Prototype aircraft,
which they plan to build and test by 2017 and in long term may require 1000 engines in future requirements .
HAL and NAL plans to build around 500 aircrafts for both Civilian and Military market and Indian civilian and military
market will be where they are targeting major sales . In recent media reports there has been talks that India will develop
a Military transport aircraft based on RTA .
NAL didn’t want to take easy route by using existing RTA aircrafts as a base for development of India’s RTA aircrafts
. NAL repeatedly has said that current generation of RTA have design limitations and do not meet requirements of
higher fuel efficiency, short landing and take-off capability, and the ability to transport cargo.
HAL has already entered into a joint venture with Irkut Corporation of Russia to develop and make 60-tonne multi-role
transport aircraft (MRTA). Under the pact, Ilyushin Design Bureau of Russia will design the MRTA, and HAL and Irkut
will manufacture it in Kanpur