SARAS MKII : India's indegenous Light Transport Aircraft to take its 1st flight in 2024-25
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- NAL SARAS development
The development journey of the 19-seater light transport aircraft for India has been full of bumpy rides. NAL Saras, a 14-seater aircraft was perhaps the first attempt to build a commercial carrier which received approval in 1999 by the government. But soon the Russians who were supposed to co-develop the aircraft backed out due to financial challenges. The project almost came to a halt when it was hit by US-imposed sanctions in 1998, after India's nuclear tests in Pokhran. The Saras project was sanctioned on 24 September 1999 with initial schedule of its maiden flight by March 2001. The first Saras (PT1) completed its maiden flight at the HAL airport in Bangalore on 29 May 2004. The project was abandoned in 2016 due to a lack of funds.
Revival & Improvement SARAS PT1
However, the current government has now revived the project after approving certain modifications to the cockpit and cabin formation. After the project was revived by the present government, NAL has incorporated design modifications and improvements on the SARAS PT 1 model, like 2x1200 shp engines and 104-inch diameter propeller assembles to cater to second segment climb gradient requirements, improved flight control system & avionics, rudder area, main wheel and brakes to cater to 7100 kg AUV, indigenously developed stall warning system, etc.
The revised prototype of SARAS PT1 first flew on 24 January 2018 from HAL Airport for 40 minutes, reaching 8,500 ft (2,600 m) and speed of 269 km/h. The weight of revised or improved SARAS PT1 has been reduced by 0.9 tonnes. Total of 20 test flights are planned for SARAS PT1N, before freezing the production version.
SARAS MK2
NAL is also engaged development of Saras Mk2, a 19-seater version of the airliner. Government has given clearance and fund requirement to NAL for development of same. NAL has completed basic testing for pre-production standard and aims for certification in 4 years to produce first aircraft in following one-and-a-half-year. The noticeable difference between MK2 & MK1 version is that, SARAS MK2 features a twin-turboprop high wing configuration instead of pusher-propeller configuration used in the SARAS MK1. Another prominent feature of SARAS MK2 is going to be Auto Pilot using AFCS or Automatic Flight Control System and Flight Director Systems.
SARAS MK2 Development timeline
NAL is in process of procuring the raw material for the development of prototype of SARAS MK2. Recently its 1:1 model was showcased in Wings of India 2022. Its first flight is planned in the year 2024-25 and production from 2026-27 onwards.
SARAS MK2 Operational Role
“SARAS Mk 2 will be ideal for commuter connectivity under Government of India’s UDAAN Scheme for variety of applications like air taxi, aerial search/survey, executive transport, disaster management, border patrol, coast guard, ambulance and other community services. Its successful development will be one of the game changers in the history of civil aviation in India.
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We should also start 50-60 seater transport aircraft so it should be available until 2040.
Another challenge which they faced was a crash of saras prototype which hampered the motivation of scientists and government..but luckily we have an entrepreneurial government willing to take risk and support
Use Mahindra as a partner in SPV to manufacturer and market this product. Let NAL get some royalty for it.
INDIA HAS A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE THEY CATCH UP WITH CHINA. INDIA SHOULD TAKE PART IN SOUTH KOREAN PROJECT TO BUILD 60 TON PLUS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. INDIA SHOULD BE IF NEEDED PRODUCE THE COMPLETE AIRCRAFT IN INDIA.
Next 5 - 10 years we will see many advancements in the aviation industry of India. Air Taxi & Air cargo services by light aircrafts connecting all the major towns and cities of India will come into effect very soon, i strongly believe
Learnd a lot about India's Saras Program from this presentation.
Saras project is running from 20years so its need much more development .
Untill private sector gets involved nothing is going to happen.
Tata now makes C295 very soon they can take up the manufacturing of Saras.
Let Nal get royalty fees. I think nal should continue do research but commercialisation to the private sector.
Good job. Appreciate your report.
Pl make similar one on Tata plane for which they bought designs from Grob G 180 SPn .
Is there a civilian version too ? What's their manufacturing program ?
Thanks for any updates.
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RTA 90 needs to be fast tracked.
Only after the dissolution of USSR in 1990, russia started buying commercial passenger jets from Airbus and boeing. Until then the state owned Airlines Aeroflot was operating aircraft and jets made by indegenous companies like Tupolev and ilyushin
When Dornier is there, what is the need for the same capacity plane
Dornier is not a modern aircraft with less trust from commercial airline companies.
How one can arrive at indigenous content %?..Which all components by cost and value are being imported in SarasMkII..
What about the engine ?
Airbus and Boeing don't allow other players in the marker. I doubt any company will be able to get to their level anytime soon.
We have depended on DPSUs for 50 years and become the world's biggest importer of weapons and aircraft. Unless we involve Mahindra, Adani, Tata, L&T etc we can forget any success at all. Forget it. Better not to waste money. All this "sanctions" and "lack of funds" only hides the basic incompetence of the DPSUs.
Private sectors are finally coming into play
You didn't tell about the engines used in this? Curious to know about that too....
Pratten and vitney
You did not tell about whether an indigenous engine will be provided or not ?
Even if our plane is 25% cheaper, if not produced in time ,what is the use.
God bless India if HAL is manufacturing the plane. It will not be in use before 2030 for sure.
Tho apne second papa ambani ko bol naa banye aircraft ...kisne roka hai..???
Sala IPL se time milega tab na ...
I have to admit, I liked the ‘pusher prop’ version, better. But, I also like the current configuration. But, the burning question is…. “Who will make it and when will the first (1/72 scale) model kit come out?!?💥💥💥😊
Is the MK1 available yet for purchase?
Don't you think that at one side we are developing a 5th gen fighter and other side we are still struggling for developing a very light category passenger aircraft . I'm not able to understand this . Why is this happening . 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😐😐😐😑😑😑
Only happens in India
Too many commercial interests and no political push. Tatas doing some stuff, Mahindras also... NAL also... Laga hua hai.... We want to just carry on depending on foreign maal. Btw forgot... mahan HAl for Dornier Devlopment.
looks like someone realized the low wing design will not be popular and switched to high wing.
These will never move out of the lab. Hal builds a lot of things that don't go anywhere.
If India even concentrated last decade back ,India might give tough for boieng and Airbus
Bhai what's the difference between RTA-90 & Saras MK2 ?
RTA 90 is much bigger than saras II , passenger capacity would be around 70-100.
@@munindramohanta2584 I think he/she means are being on the same platform or are they 2 different platforms.
Why was the pusher configuration canceled after so many years? If Dornier had to be copied, it could be copied from the very beginning.
What about RTA 90? Make video on it
Yes
They can try converting their IL 76
Hello everyone, it is NAL project. Not HAL.
RTA-90 regional aircraft should be fastracked. Also merge NAL with HAL. So much duplication and waste of resources.
Still we are dependent on foreign company for aircraft engines.
Any news on RTA 90
Why this required when we already have a 17/19 seater Hindustan 228.It is waste of public money. NAL could have continued with the regional transport aircraft program.
It could have been possible only if GRTE spend their efforts on turbo propeller engines.
This is why China will always be ahead of India with propeller engine based AWACS and Maritime defence aircrafts.
Are those Engines made by us? If yes, then we are on the right path.
Nal developing engine themselves for saras mk 2
@@HarshGupta-my5pk Hopefully they can develop powerful ones like the ones used in C130. Even if it is turbo prop we can learn a lot. When we develop our own jet engines we will have lot of knowledge building aircrafts. Also the avionics I hope it is fully ours both hardware and software, not something imported from Honeywell.
We are behind 70 years
Electric propeller engine with lithium cells technology research should be done by HAL to save fuel costs.
Aircraft engines consume a lot of energy. If that many batteries are carried on the aircraft, it will not be able to lift anything except the batteries. New tech is to be discovered if we want electric planes or we make some kinda new element lighter than Li which is almost impossible.
If the width and length is enough to carry ld3 containers like cessna skycourier saras can be a huge success in commercial aviation
BC it's very time consuming process. Needs to speedup all processes.
But why ??
Do 228 not enough ???
I have explained in video no auto pilot, low efficiency and besides it's old 40 yr old tech. Aviation industry has moved much ahead.
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Tota ud.... Chidya ud... Tejas Ud....
Saras.... Beta ab teri bari hai... No excuse warna padega chittar....
HAL is just too inefficient....
Saras MK-2 will not be Fully Indigenous. More than 50% of its Components will be Imported so we will be dependent on West for its Spare Parts.
That is during initial production.
What happened to your throat
What happened to Saras mark 1 ?
Mark 1 never went to industrial production except flying once every 2-4 years and now mark 2 came out !
Bloody clowns :)