A comprehensive range of oils and greases for all military aircraft operating in India are available including the Su-30 MKI, IL-78M Flight refueling aircraft, the to be inducted BAe Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainer of the Indian Air Force, the Advanced Light Helicopter (Dhruv) designed and produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., the Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) designed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation and the recently inducted Embraer BJ-135 VVIP transport aircraft.

For the Civil Aviation sector AVI-OIL has a range of products for the Airbus and Boeing aircraft including the oil for the CFM 56 engines of the new generation Boeing 737 and IAE V2500 engines of the Airbus A320 fleet operating in India. An entire range of products for helicopters of Eurocopter, Bell and the Russian MIL-Mi series is available. Also available are a variety of piston engine aircraft oils, greases and specialties for use on smaller aircraft operated by the flying clubs, pilot training schools and agricultural aviation. AVI-OIL is approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) under Civil Airworthiness Requirements (CAR) Series E, Categories D and E.

Aviation lubricants are classified into the following broad categories depending upon their application and nature of the product:

• Aeroengine Oils

For piston engines : generally mineral petroleum oils, either straight mineral or containing additives, both of the appropriate monograde viscosity range or part or fully synthetic multigrade oils.

For turbojet, turboprop or turbofan engines : Either mineral based (mainly for earlier marks of jet engines) or synthetic oils.

• Hydraulic Fluids

Mineral or synthetic, normal or superclean type.

• Greases

  Mineral, vegetable or synthetic base oils containing gelling agents like metal soaps or organic thickeners or inorganic fillers.
   

• Protectives

For outdoor protection or internal storage, based on mineral or synthetic oils, solvent based compositions, pastes or even additive concentrates.

• Specialities

Several types of miscellaneous products such as gear and transmission fluids, Instrument oils, damping fluids, coolants, defrosting and cleaning fluids, solid lubricants, lubricity agents and anti-icing additives.