Designed and developed by the city-based state-run defence behemoth (HAL)

Good Look At Sensors

The Air Chief was airborne for an hour during his maiden flight sortie as a co-pilot, dressed in an olive green suit. “It was a very good sortie. I was able to look at the important flying characteristics and status of sensors installed,” said Bhadauria in a statement later.

Flying With The Best

“Bhadauria flew the twin-seater LCH for the first time, taking off at 11:45 am from our airport in the city’s eastern suburb, with our deputy chief test pilot Wing Commander (Retd) S.P. John,” a Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) official told IANS.

Also Flew LCA Tejas

IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria, who took over as the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September 2019, also flew the HAL-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas on May 27, 2020 when it was inducted into the IAF’s 18 Squadron (Flying Bullets) at the Sulur air base near Coimbatore.

World’s Lightest Multi-Role Attack Helicopter

LCH is the world’s lightest multi-role attack helicopter, with the highest flight ceiling.

Proposal For The Initial Batch Of 15 LCHs

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had approved the proposal for the initial batch of 15 LCHs.