1st Edition
Renaissance in Indian Aviation The Epic Journey of India's Light Combat Aircraft
1. Introduction 2. State of Aviation in India in 1985 3. Managing LCA programme 4. LCA Technologies 5. Role of Educational Institutions in the development of LCA 6. My Mentors 7. OJHAR My Aviation School 8. My Roots 9. Building Aviation Ecosystem in India
Biography
Kota Harinarayana is an acclaimed aircraft designer. As Programme Director and Chief Designer of India’s light combat aircraft, Tejas, he successfully directed the project and developed a first-of-its-kind Aerospace Eco-System in the country. Thanks to his efforts, India succeeded in developing a state-of-the-art, high-technology world-class fighter aircraft.
He was the vice chancellor of Hyderabad Central University. He was the president of the Aeronautical Society of India and the founder chairman of the Design Division of the Aeronautical Society of India. He was one of the founders of General Aeronautics, a startup incubated by IISc, Bangalore. He received life time achievement awards from INAE, DRDO, SAE India, and the Aeronautical Society of India.
He was honoured with Padma Shri by the Government of India in the year 2002 for his contribution to Indian aeronautics.
