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Ravinder Bansal

Ravinder Bansal is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ravinder Bansal rather than just read about it. In short: Ravinder Bansal (born 26 February 1949), is an Indian American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and amateur pilot from Clarence, New York. He was the first person of Indian origin to fly around the world solo in a single engine plane.

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Reference excerpt

Ravinder Bansal (born 26 February 1949), is an Indian American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and amateur pilot from Clarence, New York. He was the first person of Indian origin to fly around the world solo in a single engine plane.

Early life and education Bansal was born in Ambala, India in 1949 to an Agarwal family. His father, Dr. Chatar Muni Bansal, was a private physician in Kasauli, India. He did his early schooling in Kasauli before moving to Ambala to attend S.D. College. He completed a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1974 to 1977. While studying at Georgia Tech, he also learned how to fly and received his pilot's license in 1977.

Career Bansal was recruited by Linde and moved to the Buffalo, NY area in 1977. He co-founded a medical and industrial oxygen concentrator company, AirSep Corporation, in Amherst, NY in 1987 and served as CEO until its acquisition. For his work at AirSep, he was awarded the 1993 Entrepreneur of the Year award in Upstate New York. AirSep was also awarded the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Achievement Award in 2002. At its peak, AirSep employed 700 people and had $110 million in revenue in 2006. AirSep was acquired by Chart Industries in 2012 for $170 million. Bansal was awarded the Walter P. Cooke Award in 2009 from the State University of New York at Buffalo for his philanthropic contributions. Bansal was awarded a State University of New York Honorary Doctorate of Science on 21 May 2022 for his accomplishments as an entrepreneur, humanitarian and researcher.

Circumnavigation

In August 2017, Bansal completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe in an airplane with a single, reciprocating engine, becoming the first person of Indian origin to do so. Bansal departed on his circumnavigation from Buffalo, NY, USA on 4 July 2017, and returned 47 days later on 20 August 2017. He completed his circumnavigation in his own Cessna 400 single-engine piston aircraft. His trip consisted of 36 stops in 19 countries and covered a total distance of 21,738 nautical miles with a cumulative flight time of 135.9 hours. The flight required six months of preparation with his logistics team of Eddie Gold and Ahmed Hassan at GASE. Bansal, inspired by the passing of his sister-in-law to complications from breast cancer, set out to raise awareness and money with his circumnavigation mission for the Rotary Cancer Hospital in his hometown of Ambala. As of August 2017, the mission had raised $160,000 towards the purchase of an MRI machine to allow for early detection of cancer at the hospital. Bansal was recognized for becoming the first person of Indian origin to fly solo around the world by the Limca Book of Records in its 2020 edition. The State of New York Legislature of the County of Erie recognized Bansal for his record solo flight and efforts in the fight against cancer by passing a resolution on 7 September 2017. Bansal published a book in 2019, Cleared Direct Destination, detailing his solo circumnavigation mission.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ravinder Bansal

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ravinder Bansal claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ravinder Bansal before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ravinder Bansal ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ravinder Bansal

In research: Ravinder Bansal appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ravinder Bansal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ravinder Bansal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1949 births, Circumnavigators of the globe, Indian emigrants to the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ravinder Bansal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Ravinder Bansal in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Ravinder Bansal matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ravinder Bansal?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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