Bravo 73.
The aircraft at Farnborough were from Hindustani Aeronautics Limited (HAL) despite some of them being in Indian Air Force paint scheme.
I was fortunate to be invited to fly one of them at the show, not I hasten to add, in the show! A short 15 minute trip from the heliport out to the Guildford area and back again. In such a short time and with the limitations that the show imposed it was not possible to make a thorough investigation of the aircraft but first impressions were very favourable.
The aircraft was smooth fast and very responsive. A high equivalent hinge offset made for high control power and overall the aircraft reminded me of the Lynx. The four axis autopilot was very effective and with the efis IFR should make SPIFR readily possible.
The HAL Chief Test Pilot told me that the aircraft had been designed so as to take significant loads high into the Himalayas so performance should be good in less testing regimes.
I was very impressed by the aircraft and I believe that HAL, helped in the design by MBB have come up with a good aircraft. When it is FAA and/or JAA approved it will be worth looking at but its success will depend on purchase and operating costs.