KANPUR: The biggest remote control-governed plane will take off from the IIT-K's airstrip on Saturday as a part of the Techkriti 2011 events It is for the first time that students of any educational institute of the country have assembled such a large plane. This innovation of IIT-K students will participate in the competition called 'Cruise Control'.Named 'SU-26', the plane has a petrol engine of 57 CC capacity and is quite large. Paridhi Kabra, one of the members of the team who had assembled the plane, informed that parts of SU-26 were imported from countries like US, Australia, Hongkong and China. They were then assembled at IIT-Kanpur. Once completely assembled and fitted with engine, the plane has the capacity to pull a person of average weight high up in the air. Though the plane has a fuel tank of 450 ml, it can hover in the air for about 20 minutes before touching the ground.Jeetesh Agarwal, a BTech III student of IIT-K and one of the crew members who assembled the plane, informed that the plane was capable of performing various stunts in the air when manoeuvred by a remote control. "This plane can perform all aerobatics stunts like 3D stunts, snap roll, knife edge and inverted loop. Also it can hover in the air like a helicopter and these features distinguish it from other planes assembled by students for various aero-competitions," Jeetesh informed.It would be important to mention here that the plane has been assembled at a cost of Rs 1 lakh, including the cost of the remote control, and can fly at a maximum speed of 45 km/hour. "SU-26 uses petrol as a fuel. Its engine type is MT-57 and has a flying weight of 8-kg (approximately). On Saturday, our plane will be out on the airstrip to challenge other planes in competition," informed Mayank Kumar Sharma, a BTech student and co-ordinator of the competition, Cruise Control. The plane cannot operate on batteries.The team expressed gratitude to dean, student affairs, Partha Chakravarty and festival chairman, Techkriti-2011, Anurag Gupta, whose support made them realise their dream.Salient Features of the Plane (SU-26)Assembled for the first time ever by any technical/engineering institute of the countryFlying weight of the plane (including the weight of the petrol) is about 8 kgIt has a petrol engine of 57 CC capacityIts fuel tank capacity is 450 ml and can stay up in the air for nearly 20 minutes if its tank is fullSU-26 can perform various stunts that a normal plane cannot, like 3D stunts, snap roll, knife edge and inverted loopIt can attain a maximum speed of 45 km/hour in air