JOIN USIndia’s Light Combat Aircraft Tejas will take part in the three-day Bahrain International Airshow from Thursday, for which two Limited Series Production (LSP) aircraft have been despatched.
“The LSPs will enthral visitors from different countries during flying displays through various aerobatic manoeuvres such as 8-g pull, vertical loop, slow fly past, barrel roll etc,” Hindustan Aeronautical LTD’s Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju said on Wednesday.
Reiterating the importance of indigenous aircraft taking part in international shows, Raju recalled HAL’s involvement in designing, developing and producing Tejas. “We have set-up state-of-the-art, environmentally-controlled dedicated Division at Bengaluru to produce LCAs”, Raju said.
A single engine, light weight, agile multi-role supersonic fighter, Tejas light combat aircraft is a 4.5 generation aircraft with supersonic capability at all altitudes.
It has the fly by wire, state-of-the-art open architecture computer for avionics and for good weapons and combat capabilities, with the advanced avionics reducing the pilot’s load.
Also taking part in the airshow will be the Air Force’s Sarang helicopter display team that flies four HAL-made Dhruv helicopters.
Made for increased payloads at higher altitudes, HAL Dhruvs have been produced for Indian defence forces and more than 200 of them have clocked 1,42,000 flying hours cumulatively.