IAF chief Arup Raha flies the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
17 May 2016 7:01 PM IST17 May 2016 7:01 PM IST
Raha is the first Chief of Air Staff to fly the indigenously designed and produced Tejas in about a 30-minute sortie.
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday took his maiden flight in India's home grown light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, calling it “good†for induction.- IAF currently plans to acquire 120 Tejas aircraft, with 100 of these having major modifications. As per the production plan, six aircrafts will be made this year and HAL will subsequently scale it up to eight and 16 aircraft per year.
- The series production of the Tejas aircraft has already commenced at HAL Bengaluru and the first squadron of the LCA was expected to be formed by July 2016, HAL said.
- The Air Chief Marshal carried out manoeuvres in the entire flying envelope of the aircraft, an HAL statement said, adding he carried out simulated air to air and air to ground attacks.
- Raha is the first Chief of Air Staff to fly the indigenously designed and produced Tejas in about a 30-minute sortie over Bengaluru skies around the HAL airport in Bengaluru.
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday took his maiden flight in India’s home grown light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, calling it “good†for induction.
Raha is the first Chief of Air Staff to fly the indigenously designed and produced Tejas in about a 30-minute sortie.
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