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FROM THE CHAIRMAN’S DESK……
Dear Friends,
I deem it a very great
pleasure to share the following with
esteemed AVIATION fraternity.
History is a mirror to the past and a
guide to the future. The dreams of
yesterday are the challenges of to-
day and they shall be the realities
of tomorrow.
The history of AVIATION
abounds in dreams and challenges.
It is very heartening to note
that tremendous developments are
presently taking place in our
country in the field of AVIATION.
In the present context of GLOBALISATION and
privatization, any developing technology needs a
right blend of universal components and local
components. Hence, the current developments
envisaged in Indian AVIATION should clearly
spell out the necessary local components, to be
judiciously mixed with the universal components,
so as to meet the requirements of our developmen-
tal goals in AVIATION.
In the above important endeavour, enhance-
ment of proper HRD is a paramount necessity. It
is imperative that the youth graduating in aviation
in India today should develop proper
professionalism. They should foster consciously
the attitude that they are neither meant for air-
conditioned suites nor for export to advanced
countries. Such an attitude is missing somewhere
in our socio – political system !
In this context, it is worth recalling the
statements made by late Mr. J R D Tata, the Doyen
of Indian Aviation, in the wake of his re-enacting his
historic flight on October 15, 1982, exactly after a
span of 50 years. When he was asked what prompted
him to do what he did, he replied : ―There is a feeling
of disenchantment and lack of enthusiasm among the
young people today. They have lost morale and belief.
This should go. Then only there will be a feeling that
they can do things themselves and do it better than
others. I just wanted to inspire a little hope and
enthusiasm in the Indian youth‖. What great words
from a great son of India !
It is our fervent wish that the students of
AVIATION in India may join the Aeronautical
Society of India in a larger measure and use the
Society as a good forum to develop their latent talents
in AVIATION. The Society, in turn, should revisit its
aims and objectives in an appropriate fashion to
inspire hope and enthusiasm in our youth who are
drawn into the field of alluring aviation !
We are very happy to note that the
Aeronautical Society of India has come forward to
revise the Curricula and Syllabi of the Associate
Membership Examination of the Society. It is
fervently hoped that the matter will be viewed in a
holistic manner so as to enhance the marketability of
the A.M.Ae.S.I Graduates.
I send my Greetings and Best Wishes to all
the Members of the Society !
Chairman
Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese
Honorary Secretary
Dr. J. Ashok Babu
EDITOR’S PAGE
EDITORIAL BOARD:
1. Prof. N. S. Venkataraman --- Chairman
2. Dr. K. Vijayaraja -- Editor
3. Dr.A.Dilip Shah -- Member
4. Dr. R. Asokan --- Member
5. Mr. A. Jayababu — Member Treasurer
6. Dr. J. Ashok Babu -- Member Secretary.
THE AERONAUTICAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
CHENNAI BRANCH
Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese
(Chairman)
Dr. Sai Prasanna
(Vice Chairman)
Dr. J.Ashok Babu
(Secretary)
Dr.Dharmahinder singh C
(Joint Secretary)
Mr. A. Jayababu
(Treasurer)
Prof. N.S. Venkataraman
Prof. P.S. Venkatanarayanan
Dr. R.Asokan
Dr. V. Arumugam
Dr. K. Vijaya Raja
Dr. BSM. Augustine
Prof. Balakrishnan
Dr. Rajaguperan
Dr. S. Thanigai Arasu
Prof. E.G. Thulapurkara
Dr. C. Senthilkumar
Dr. N. Muthusamy
Mr. Bikash Kumar Mondal
Mr. Ravindra Shirsath
Dr. B.T.N. Sridhar
Prof. V. Kanakarajan
Dr. S. Nadaraja Pillai
Cmde. R.S. Vasan (Retd.)
All the members of Chennai Branch of The Aeronautical
Society of India are extremely delighted to note that
Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese, Chairman of the Chennai
Branch of the Society has been duly elected as a FELLOW
OF THE AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA.
Greetings from Ae.S.I (Chennai Branch)
This is the third issue of AeSI, Chennai Branch
News Letter. I respectfully thank our Chairman
Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese for giving me an opportunity
to be the editor of this News Letter. I am indeed proud to
acknowledge the present constitution of Ae.S.I Chennai
Branch and work along with them to fulfill its vision
2016 and goals. Gathering news for Aero Society can be
challenging and of course enhancing the growth of aero-
space activities. My main job is to encourage contributors, assist in anyway I
can, finally select from the available articles and layout the publication. I
acknowledge the fact that April, May and June being peak period, lesser pro-
grams have been conducted and hence this issue focuses more on National and
International Aerospace activities.
For our next News Letter, I expect a overwhelming response from the
readers to highlight their activities with nice photographs and articles.
Happy Reading
Dr. K. Vijayaraja -- Editor
Ae.S.I (Chennai Branch) Vision 2016 and Goals
Vision 2016: To be a recognized, globally oriented organization with a strong and committed
membership that strives to enhance the standard of aviation, aeronautics and aerospace activities
with special focus on youth development.
Goals To realize the Vision :
To extend our strength of membership to at least 10000 members based in Tamilnadu.
To strengthen our members at the Global Level as it relates to the organization and its vision
in development of aero activities.
To improve and expand the image of the members and identify in the aero community.
To improve our members perception of the Aeronautical Society of India and our national
and international programs pertaining to the promotion of Aerospace and Aviation activities.
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 3
Indian army has prioritized development of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It is an attempt to
do major reworking of weapon design and
procurement by incorporating Academia and Industry.
Project will be taken up by Army Design Bureau
(ADB).
Source: The Hindu dated 13 June 2016
GOI has cleared National Civil Aviation Policy
(NCAP) to enable flying to be cheaper. Norms have been
eased for start-up airlines. NCAP will enable increased air
connectivity. By doing this, GOI feels that the decade-
long controversial ―5/20 Norm‖ has been scrapped. The
regime of ―bilateral rights‖ and ―code share agreements‖
are expected to be liberalized.
Source: The Hindu dated 16 June 2016
Solar plane has gone through the globe- circling voyage which began more than a year ago
in the United Arab Emirates. The Swiss-made SOLAR IMPULSE landed at JFK international air-
port after a 4 hour 41 minute flight of about 265 miles from Pennsylvania. Its trip across the U.S
mainland began on 24 April 2016 when airplane landed in San Francisco from Hawaii. The next
leg of the journey is to cross the Atlantic Ocean for Europe or South Africa. It is a feat in AVIATION
to advance Environmentally Compatible Technology.
Source: The Hindu dated 12 June 2016
SOLAR IMPULSE
P A G E 4
“Over the years we
developed expertise &
capability to help other
nations in their space
initiatives. This is the
skill of our scientists”
Shri Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of India
about the launch of 20
Satellites
Source: Express Web
Desk, 23 June, 2016
BrahMos Missile in Su-30
India Launches Record 20 Satellites In
26 Minutes, Google Is A Customer ISRO launched 20 satellites through a single rocket, surpassing its 2008 record of launching 10 satellites in a single mission. The PSLV C-34 rocket launched 2 satellites from Indian Universities, 17 foreign satellites and 1 for the Google company.
Source: The Hindu dated
23 June 2016
HAL has communicated
that it is a perfect
example of “MAKE IN
INDIA” and an en-
gineering marvel in avia-
tion history of India.
Source: The Hindu dated 25
June 2016
The demonstration flight,
carried out at Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Nasik, involved carriage of
BrahMos weapon on the long-
range Sukhoi-30 fighter, giv-
ing a major fillip to the
BRAHMOS air-launched flight
test programme,
Source: dnaindia,26 June 2016
The first carriage flight of
Su-30 MKI aircraft with
BrahMos Missile was
successfully undertaken
at HAL Airport in Nasik,
with the integration
making the fighter
aircraft lethal weapon
delivery platform for the
IAF. The Chairman of
Flying Daggers
P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 3
The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
TEJAS, designed and built in
INDIA joined the IAF squadron
called “Flying Daggers” on 1 June
2016. It is certainly a matter of
unparalleled “pride and happiness”.
This illustrates Indian skills and
strength to enhance indigenous
manufacturing for the defence of
the country.
Source: The Hindu dated 2 July
2016
The basic trainer airplane (HTT-40)
(Hindustan Turboprop Trainer)
designed indigenously by HAL , for
training Air Force Pilots,
ceremonially touched the skies. It has
to be certified over the next 2 years.
Source: The Hindu dated 18 June
2016
―When I came here in March 2015,
the confidence they had infected me
also. They had promised me within
one year they will fly the aircraft.
I’m happy that they have kept the
assurance.‖
Shri Manohar Parrikar, Defence
Minister of India
Source: http://newsworldindia.in/
Domestic Airlines can now import aircraft that are up to 18 years old in the wake of GOI
amending the more than 2 decades rules in this regard. This move is expected to provide a fillip to
the ambitious efforts of GOI to boost regional air connectivity.
Source: The Hindu dated 27 June 2016
P A G E 6
Executive
Committee
Meeting
Chairman has
shown his
interest in
presenting
awards for
excellence for
Industry and
Academic persons
in the field of
Aeronautical
Engineering through
AeSI, Chennai
Branch.
Chairman has also
agreed to provide
space for AeSI
Library at the Head
office of HGI.
The second Executive Committee Meeting of AeSI - Chennai Branch was held at
Conference room, Hindustan Head office, St Thomas Mount Chennai - 16 on 1 July, 2016.
Mr. Samarjeet Gupta, who was invited as a special guest for the Meeting, spoke about
how he can help the Society in various roles.
"The Best AME College in the Country" award which was received during the "9th International
Conference cum Awards Function on CIVIL AVIATION & TOURISM' from Shri Ashok Gajapathi
Raju Pusapati, Hon'ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India, was handed over to
our Chairman by Mr. Samarjeet Gupta, a distinguished Alumnus, who received it on behalf of HGI.
P A G E 7 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 3
Faculty Development Program on Aircraft Structures - II
was conducted at KCG College of Technology on 23 & 24
June 2016.
A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) and an agreement for Aero Students Exchange Program was signed at Institut
Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA), Seine, France by Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese, Pro Chancellor – Hindustan
University and Dr. Hervé RENAUDEAU, General Director - Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées.
Prof V. Kanagarajan, Council Member and Dr. J. Ashok
babu Hon Secretary, Chennai Branch attended the 221st
Meeting of the Governing Council held on 9 July, 2016 at
AeSI Head office, New Delhi
A Note to Contributors: News Letter welcomes events conducted and/or pic-
tures at any time, the earlier before the deadline the better. The articles should
be about 300 words only to improve the chance of acceptance, as for photos the
quality necessary for printing it is essential to select a resolution of at least 300
dpi when you scan the photo. Scan the photo actual size, save it maximum
quality and send it by e-mail attachment in .jpg format. If the photo is taken on
a digital camera do not reduce for email- send the original. Please try to use
1600x1200 pixels or larger. As a guide, if the electronic file is under 200KB it
is not likely to be sharp enough for printing - Editor
Aeronautical Society of India
Chennai Branch Building
St Thomas Mount,
Chennai - 600 016
Tamil Nadu , INDIA
Editor: Dr. K. Vijayaraja
E-mail:vijayaraja.aero@kcgcollege.com
Phone : +91 9443454172
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial day was organized by KCG College of Technology on 27/07/2016. Mr. Pon Manivannan
GB, Head Technology solution & Innovation Centre, L&T Technical Services was the Chief Guest. Dr. NS Venkataraman,
Advisor HGI was the Guest of honor and he has distributed the prizes for the winners of various events.
International Seminar on Advance Fluid Research and
Testing at Kumaraguru College of Technology on 13 July
2016.
National conference on Recent Trends in Aerospace
Technology (NCRTAT) held on 6th May 2016 at
Bharath University.
One-Week Faculty Development Program on
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Sastra University
6-11 June 2016
P A G E 8
Hindustan University has organized Intra Collegiate Quiz
in the Memory of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The chief
Guest was Mr. T. K. Sundaramurthy, Mission Director,
ISRO.
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