IIT Kanpur's light helicopter to participate in World's first 'Hybrid' Air show in Bengaluru

The major areas of application proposed are Medical Supply, CBRNE Detection, Crowd Monitoring, and Search and rescue, etc.

The members of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have made a light-weight helicopter of 4 kg that will be showcased during the world's first Hybrid Air Show -- Aero India 2021. The Air show is all set to begin from today, i.e. February 3, in Bengaluru. The helicopter has been built by the IIT Kanpur's incubated start-up company EndureAir Pvt Ltd. 

The key features of the 4-kg helicopter’s key features include vertical take-off and landing, Long Range and Endurance, Obstacle Avoidance, Long Video Streaming and Precise Navigation, etc. The major areas of application proposed are Medical Supply, CBRNE Detection, Crowd Monitoring, and Search and rescue, etc. The announcement and details regarding the newly developed helicopter were made by the IIT-Kanpur’s official Twitter handle, a day ahead of the Aero India 2021’s kickstart ceremony.

The 13th edition of the country’s premier air show – Aero India 21 is being held in the backdrop of Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) bagging a Rs 48,000 crore order for fighter jets – Tejas Mark 1A and India’s engagement with Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries.

Earlier on Tuesday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Aero India will give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme by signing more than 200 agreements during an event- Bandhan (the bond) – on the last day of the biennial show on February 5.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Research and Technology Park and IIM Lucknow-Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML-EIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to give an impetus to innovation in the startup ecosystem in the country.

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