<p>“The first flight of an Il-76LL (Flying Lab) aircraft with a Kaveri engine set in place of one of the plane’s engines continued for 45 minutes and confirmed the results of ground tests,” state arms export firm Rosoboronexport Corporation said.<br /><br />The Kaveri engine has been designed by India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment for the Tejas fighter developed under the Indian national programme Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).<br /><br />About 50 in-flight tests have been scheduled for the next few months by Russia’s top aviation institute — Gromov Flight Research Institute — based in Zhukovski near here to confirm the engine’s characteristics and reliability, after which it would be tested on Tejas LCA, it said.</p>
<p>“The first flight of an Il-76LL (Flying Lab) aircraft with a Kaveri engine set in place of one of the plane’s engines continued for 45 minutes and confirmed the results of ground tests,” state arms export firm Rosoboronexport Corporation said.<br /><br />The Kaveri engine has been designed by India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment for the Tejas fighter developed under the Indian national programme Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).<br /><br />About 50 in-flight tests have been scheduled for the next few months by Russia’s top aviation institute — Gromov Flight Research Institute — based in Zhukovski near here to confirm the engine’s characteristics and reliability, after which it would be tested on Tejas LCA, it said.</p>