TAAL

Part of Pune-based Indian seamless Metal Tubes Limited, Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Limited (TAAL) was established on July 22, 1988, for the manufacture of aircraft for civilian use. The manufacturing facility is located in Hosur, Tamil Nadu close to the Karnataka border, around 45 km south of Bangalore. TAAL is the only company in the private sector in India that has the licence to manufacture aircraft.

Over the years, TAAL has established elaborate infrastructure at Hosur and apart from the manufacture of non-military aircraft, it is engaged in the manufacture of aero structures, repair and modification of aircraft. Its products include the P68C (six-seater), Thorp T-211 Light Sport Aircraft, Nishant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Hansa trainer aircraft and structures for the SARAS aircraft and structural assemblies for satellite launch vehicles for the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC).

The facility at Hosur is supported by a fully functional airfield sporting a nearly 7,000 ft runway long enough for Boeing 737 and A320 aircraft, Air Traffic Control, night landing facilities, hangars and emergency/firefighting vehicles. Details of the airfield:

• Location : 12° 41’ 0” N, 77° 36’0” E
• Orientation : 09/27
• Length : 2,287 meters x 45 meters wide.
• Navigation : Rotating Beacon, PAPI, VOR
• Night Landing : Runway Edge, Threshold, Taxiway Lighting

Mechanics & Manpower

The company has a full fledged Composite Shop, Sheet Metal Shop, Machine Shop, Paint Booth, NDT Facility, Process Shop, Electrical and Avionics Lab, Aircraft Assembly, Research and Design Centre. The company has developed trained manpower for part manufacturing, assembly and equipping of aircraft. On its rolls are more than 400 employees with experience in design, manufacturing, assembly, quality standards, aircraft and infrastructure maintenance. TAAL is in the process of getting Special Economic Zone approval.

TAAL has designers with experience of more than 100 manyears on fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft such as Dornier DO228 and Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv structures. It also has long experience in conceptualisation of repair schemes for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft damaged in accidents. The organisation is approved by Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness/Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). All design work, including repair scheme, drawings and documentation, are prepared and approved by the respective regulatory agency before manufacturing or repair work on aircraft commences.

A large number of airframe, electrical and avionics modifications have been successfully designed, developed and incorporated on aircraft belonging to the defence services as well the civil sector. More than 100 workmen are regularly engaged in part fabrication skilled in making precision components. The company has adequate infrastructure to manufacture sheet metal, machined and composite components. Technicians are regularly engaged for part manufacturing for a number of customers for various projects such as the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) aircraft, SU-30, Hawk, Boeing, Airbus 320, Dauphin, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

There are more than 60 operators in the assembly shop with average experience of 10 years. Technicians are highly skilled in carrying out repair and assembly work. They are fully conversant with assembly operations such as positioning of items as per the drawings, drilling, reaming, riveting (solid, blind) Jo bolts, Huck bolt, blind rivets, application of sealant and Thiokol for the different type of assembly and repair work. The company holds the DGCA’s approval for manufacture of aircraft and has obtained certification as per CAR 21 in August 2008. It also has AS 9100 certification for Quality System, National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) certification for Chemical Processes and DGCA maintenance approval under CAR 145.