Leadership Team

CEO

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Mr. C. Pragalathan

CEO

Education

B Sc,

B Tech (Hons),

M Sc, Aerospace,

Experience

Over 40 years of experience at NAL, out of which 23 years were exclusively spent in the area of GFRP & CFRP.

Associated over the past 13 years with the HANSA aircraft project at NAL, not only in HANSA’s all the developmental efforts, but also in producing two prototypes and three pre-production aircraft at NAL.

During the major period of HANSA aircraft development, all the skilled and semi-skilled labour was trained and supplied by our firm.

1990 – Current

CEO

Awards

Visisht Seva Medal, 1988

Dr VM Ghatge Memorial Prize from AeSI, 1995

Scientist of the Year, 1998.

CEO, Mr. Pragalathan superannuated from NAL after 30 years of service. During his tenure at NAL, he has accumulated vast experience in the field of composite fabrication technology for aerospace structure. Vast experience under his leadership, the vacuum technology fabrication was perfected for various applications, especially for high end composite Aircraft airframe structure. He was closely associated with all developmental activities of prototype building of HANSA-3 Aircraft. This was designed by NAL culminating in the type certification by Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), New Delhi. He was the Production Manager at NAL for three production series of HANSA-3 Aircraft, which are now operating at the various flying schools in India.