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AI/ML Based Flight Test Instrumentation
Wg Cdr RR Senthil Kumar, Indian Air Force, delivered a talk during the SFTE-EC Symposium 2022.He had undertaken a project based on AI/ML application for Flight Test Data Acquisition. The […]
A Tribute to a Maverick Flight Test Engineer, Test Pilot and Professor of Aeronautics all rolled into one- Monsieur Gilbert Klopfstein
ByWg Cdr P K Raveendran, ME (Aerospace Engg)Former Group Director (Flight Test)National Flight Test Centre, Aeronautical Development Agency,Bangalore As I was browsing the net- my primary pre-occupation of-late, to kill […]
Development of ML models with Python for flight test optimisation
Presentation by Wg Cdr RR Senthil Kumar at the 32nd SFTE European Chapter’s Symposium 2021 View Video in SFTE EC Youtube Channel Related Papers Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Flight […]
Radiance in Indian Skies The Tejas Saga
Book Review by K KalyanaramanM 27 July 2021 Radiance in Indian Skies The Tejas Saga lives up to its claim of being a monograph. It is the most comprehensive account, […]
(Late) Dr S Srinath Kumar
SFTE India Chapter pays homage to India’s highly accomplished flight control engineer, Dr. S Srinath Kumar, who left us on 19th May, 2021. The Indian Aviation community will always remember […]
Evolution of the Flight Test Engineer
An extract from ‘Introduction to Flight Test Engineering‘, AGARDograph 300 Volume 14, The Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) of NATO, September 1995 by F.N. Stoliker (Contributed by Group Captain Malteesh […]
Tejas Saga & The Future of Indian Aerospace Capability | Dr. Kota Harinarayana | AM P Rajkumar | TPF
The Peninsula Foundation (TPF) and the Madras Management Association (MMA) jointly presents an interactive discussion cum Q&A session on “The Tejas Saga & The Future of Indian Aerospace Capability” with […]
Development of Indigenous Helicopters in India: Historical Perspective, Challenges and Future Potential
An article authored by Dr. M Vijay Kumar, Former Head of Helicopter Design team at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore, gives a birds-eye view of helicopter development in India with […]
Utilisation of Ram Air Turbine on a Fighter Platform for Energy Extraction Failure Mode Study
ABSTRACT. Aircraft electrical system needs to be robust enough to cater for electrical power requirements of all the systems of the aircraft and all the safety/degraded mission critical systems in […]