HAL pilot becomes first Indian to be named Fellow by Society of Experimental Test Pilots

Gp Capt. K.K. Venugopal has go the archetypal Indian trial aviator to beryllium elected arsenic a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP).

Gp Capt. Venugopal, who is the enforcement manager and Chief Test Pilot (Fixed Wing), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been progressive successful cardinal indigenous programmes similar the Saras LTA, LCA Mk I, HTT 40, HJT 36 and LCA Mk IA.

HAL said this honour has been conferred successful designation of his contributions arsenic an ETP passim his vocation spanning implicit 25 years. “The SETP represents a distinguished planetary assemblage of trial pilots and aerospace professionals who person made important contributions to the advancement of formation testing. It is based successful Lancaster, California, USA. Gp Capt. Venugopal’s predetermination to this prestigious fellowship highlights his expertise and contributions to the tract of aerospace testing. It besides signifies designation of the Indian aerospace assemblage successful wide and HAL arsenic the main entity,” the defence PSU said.