Bengaluru, Feb 25: India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas achieved yet another milestone ahead of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) on Wednesday.
Sources confirmed to Mathrubhumi on Thursday that the Limited Series Production (LSP-3) variant of Tejas had its first flight fitted with the new quartz radome from Cobham.
The flight was piloted by Group Capt Rangachari, a Test Pilot with National Flight Test Centre, Bengaluru.
During a recent visit to the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas Division in Bengaluru, Mathrubhumi had witnessed the last-minute preparations being undertaken on the LSP-3 fitted with the new radome.
The young team of engineers and technicians from the Tejas Division were seen working on the aircraft for its significant mission.
Read the full report, here: http://bit.ly/1QAhJFd
