Maiden Flight of HAL`s Light Combat Helicopter

The Indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter has made its maiden flight, HAL announced on Tuesday.

Bangalore: The Indigenously designed and
developed Light Combat Helicopter has made its maiden flight,
HAL announced on Tuesday.

The LCH lifted off smoothly for its maiden flight at
Helicopter Complex here yesterday, HAL said in a release.

The 20-minute flight provided the pilots an opportunity
to carryout low speed, low altitude checks on the various
systems on-board. The performance of the Helicopter and
systems was satisfactory, the release said.

The LCH is a dedicated attack helicopter derived from the
Advanced Light Helicopter and is fitted with Weapon Systems,
Mission Systems and Crashworthy Wheel Landing Gear with
in-built Stealth characteristics.

The LCH`s maiden flight marks the successful culmination
of three years of design and development efforts by Rotary
Wing Research and Design Centre of Helicopter Complex.

A full-fledged qualification test programme would follow,
leading to initial operation clearance by December 2011
towards induction into Indian Armed Services.

A formal function is also planned for the LCH`s official
inaugural flight shortly, it said.

PTI

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