Background
Kumar, Yogesh was born on October 1, 1946 in Ambala, Haryana, India. Son of Jai Kishan Das and Angoor Lata.
researcher aeronautical engineer
Kumar, Yogesh was born on October 1, 1946 in Ambala, Haryana, India. Son of Jai Kishan Das and Angoor Lata.
Degree in aeronautical engineering with honors, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, 1968. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 1981.
Design and development engineer, researcher Accessories Design Bureau Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Lucknow, India, 1970—1988, deputy general manager mechanical engineering Accessories Design Bureau India, 1988—1994, general manager design of aerospace system Accessories Design Bureau India, 1994—1995, general manager design of aerospace system Aircraft research and development center Bangalore, India, 1995—1998, general manager, design, light combat aircraft programme Aircraft research and development center India, 1998—2000, general manager, head Aircraft research and development center India, 2000—2002, executive director design, head Aircraft research and development center India, 2002—2006, director light combat aircraft, since 2006. Member research council Central Science Instruments Organization, Chandigarh. Member review committee aerospace engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, member science programs committee, Mumbai, India, member joint policy committee aircraft design, India.
Member governing council Hindustan Aeronautics Management Academy, Bangalore. Member governing body New Horizon College Engineering, Bangalore. Member science committee civil aircraft design National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.
Presenter, speaker in field.
Fellow: Aeronautical Society India (life National Aeronautical prize 2000). Member: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society Defense Technologists.
Married Kavita Gupta. Children: Manik Gupta, Saurabh Gupta, Surabhi Gupta.