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    Aero India 2019: Army chief flies in Made-In-India Tejas jet

    Aero India 2019: Army chief flies in Made-In-India Tejas jet

    By Shalini Ojha
    Feb 21, 2019
    04:54 pm

    What's the story

    In a first, Army Chief Bipin Rawat flew in Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on Thursday at the ongoing Aero Space 2019 in Bengaluru.

    Rawat sat inside the two-seater trainer variant of the indigenously built jet and flew above the Yelahanka Air Force Station.

    The much-talked-about aircraft can easily carry heavy weapons and take down enemy planes from a distance.

    Here's all about it.

    Features

    Looking at the features of LCA Tejas

    LCA Tejas uses fourth generation technologies and is built from CFC material.

    It also comes with a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire flight control system. Its cockpit has all the round dialed electro-mechanical instruments. LCA Tejas also has a pulse-Doppler Multi-Mode Radar which is designed to operate effectively in Air to Air and Air to Surface domains.

    The aircraft can be refueled mid-air.

    Refueling

    LCA Tejas can be refueled mid-air

    Notably, LCA Tejas successfully completed its refueling trial in 2018. Russian-origin Ilyushin-78 tanker was used to put 1,900 liters of fuel into the jet at an altitude of 20,000 ft.

    The jet was piloted by Wing Commander Siddarth Singh. This exemplary feature of LCA Tejas will ensure it stays in the air for quite a long time.

    LCA Tejas' features made Rawat happy.

    Experience

    LCA Tejas will increase our air power, says Rawat

    Hailing his experience in LCA Tejas, Rawat said, "From what I could witness, avionics are very good, its targeting is very good."

    He added it is a wonderful aircraft which will increase our air power.

    It's important to note that LCA Tejas was developed under Make in India campaign. It was designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

    Twitter Post

    Watch: A content Rawat de-boards LCA Tejas

    #WATCH Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat after taking a sortie in Light Combat Aircraft - Tejas in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/OOqlAARRWm

    — ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2019

    Welcoming Tejas

    LCA Tejas was given clearance yesterday

    On Wednesday, CEMILAC, the country's military aviation regulator, handed over LCA Tejas' final operational clearance certificate (FOC) to Indian Air Force Chief, Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa.

    Along with FOC, other release-to-service documents were also handed over.

    Calling it a landmark day, Marshal Dhanoa said, "The aircraft (LCA Tejas) could fly in many sorties and has demonstrated the precision with which it can deliver weapons."

    Quote

    IAF has placed an order for 83 Tejas jets

    Marshall Dhanoa revealed IAF has placed an order for 83 advanced FOC LCA Tejas jets. About the future, he said, "Not only will we have to induct the LCA Tejas MK II, but we will also replace the Jaguar, Mirage, and MiG 29 fighter jets."

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