S.V. Setty
{{Short description|Indian aviator, professor (1879–1918)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = S.V. Setty
| image = S V Setty.jpg
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| caption = S. Venkatasubba Setty
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1879|12|28}}
| birth_place = Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
{{small|(Now Mysuru, Karnataka, India)}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1918|10|12|1879|12|28}}
| death_place =Bangalore
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| spouse =
| occupation = Aviator, professor
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Indian aviation pioneer
| awards = Gold medal for General Proficiency in Aeronautics (1912)
|native_name={{IAST|Śrīrām Veṃkaṭasubbā Seṭṭi}}
|alma_mater=Faraday House, London
Thomason College
Maharaja's College
|pre-nominals=Professor
}}
File:AVRO 500, 1913.jpg biplane of Great War vintage in 1913}}]]
Sriram Venkatasubba Setty (IAST: {{IAST|Śrīrām Veṃkaṭasubbā Seṭṭi}}) popularly known as S.V. Setty (1879–1918) was an Indian aviator and professor from Mysore, Karnataka, India. He was known as the first Indian aviator, assisting with the design of the Avro 504.{{cite web|url=http://www.sps-aviation.com/story/?id=234|title=S.V. SETTY (1879 – 1918)|author=Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa|work=sps-aviation|publisher=2009, sps-aviation.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.earlyaviators.com/esetty.htm|title=The first Indian Aviator|author=The Modern Review staff|work=History|publisher=July 1912, The Modern Review }}{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/history/s-venkatasubba-setty-avro-504-kannada|title=S. Venkatasubba Setty: A Hidden Figure in English Aviation History|author=Aparajith Ramnath|work= technology and business|publisher=2017, thewire.in}}
S.V. Setty was also a founder professor of Karnataka's first engineering college, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore.{{cite web|url=http://uvcecentenary.ac.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2-Development-final-with-footer.pdf|title=Development Plan for Centernary Celebrations|author=UVCE|work=UVCE: 100 Years of Academic Excellence|publisher=2017, uvcecentenary.ac.in|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404074442/http://uvcecentenary.ac.in/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2-Development-final-with-footer.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Early life and education
Setty was born on 12 December 1879, in Mysore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Maharaja's College before enrolling in the engineering college at Guindy, Madras, Tamil Nadu. From Guindy, he transferred to Thomason College and then to Roorkee, where he completed his engineering degree.{{cite web|url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-27-no-12/madras-aviation-in-peace-war/|title=Madras aviation – in peace & war|author=AIR MARSHAL M. MATHESWARAN AVSM VM PH.D (RETD)|work=Madras Musings|publisher=2017, madrasmusings.com}}
In his early days, he worked in the Mysore Public Works Department as an assistant engineer until 1909. He won a scholarship from the Mysore government to Faraday House, London, where he studied for a diploma in electrical engineering. He gained practical experience at firms in Rugby, Wolverhampton and London. During this time, he also became an associate member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
Aviation career
In May 1911, Setty joined A.V. Roe and Company (AVRO), at that time the only British company specializing in building aircraft in England. On 12 March 1912, he built an aircraft with some help and tested it. His first flight was successful, even at low power. John Robertson Duigan, impressed by the maiden trial flight, complimented Setty and he even concluded a deal with Avro. This aircraft was later named the Avro Duigan.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Was-Mysorean-S-V-Setty-Indias-first-pilot-and-aviator/articleshow/4096075.cms|title=Was Mysorean S V Setty India's first pilot and aviator|date=9 February 2009|newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=3 August 2018}}
Setty's aircraft design then became the basis for Avro 500 series built by A. V. Roe. Later, in May 1912, he started designing a new biplane aircraft. The design was published in the Modern Review monthly magazine (July 1912, India), and it was different from the Avro 500. After completing its design, on 30 June 1912 he left for India, On 12 June 1912, Setty received a gold medal by A. V. Roe for General Proficiency in Aeronautics.
After Setty left for India, Avro released the 500 series of aircraft, including the Avro 501, 502, 503 and 504. All of these, except the Avro 504, were similar to Avro 500 aircraft in basic design. The new biplane aircraft which Setty had designed turned out to be Avro 504, a popular World War I bomber. The Avro 504 evolved into the world's first trainer aircraft, In November 1914, the Avro 504 was the first aircraft to bomb Germany in the war. Setty designed the Avro Duigan which became the model for Avro 500 and then designed the new biplane the Avro 504.
File:S_V_Setti2.jpg|Setty in his Avro
File:S_V_Setti3.jpg|In the hangar
File:S_V_Setti1.jpg|Portrait c. 1912
Later years
In 1913, a technical school was established in Bangalore in a shed-like structure headed by S.V. Setty as the superintendent, after his return from England. He became a founder professor of Karnataka's first engineering college, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore.{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/103isc-india-s-first-aviator-prof-setti-s-contributions-hover-around-mysuru-1970934.html|title=103ISC: India's first aviator Prof Setti's contributions hover around Mysuru|author=Dr Anantha Krishnan M|work=One India|date=31 December 2015|publisher=2016, oneindia.com}}
Death
The 1918 influenza epidemic killed about a fifth of Bangalore's residents, including Setty, his wife, and one of their four daughters. He died on 12 October 1918 at the age of 38.
References
- Book: The First Indian Aviator, S.V. Setty written by Kasi Visvanatha Setti, Karnataka Arya Vysya Maha Sabha, 1984, ASIN: B0000CQO8R
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External links
- [http://www.earlyaviators.com/esetty1.htm SRIRAMA VENKATASUBBA SETTY BIOGRAPHY]
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