Bengaluru: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Wednesday said its pilots had successfully flown the indigenously built 5.8-tonne Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) with its own automatic flight control system for the first time.
“The 20-minute maiden flight of the multirole copter was flawless with the engagement of the flight control system throughout,” the defence behemoth said in a statement here.
HAL Chairman T. Suvarna Raju said the flight control system, whose development the company funded, would replace the imported one.
HAL Chief Test Pilot Wing Commander Unni K. Pillai (retd) and Test Pilot Group Captain Rajesh Verma (retd) flew the chopper after taking off from the defence airport in the city’s eastern suburb.
Representatives from certification agencies and company officials were present on the occasion.
The digital four-axis flight control system is capable of performing control and stability augmentation function and auto-pilot modes of helicopters.
The company has also indigenised the attack copter’s cockpit display system or the integrated architecture display system with the involvement of the private industry.
The company received a Request for Proposal (RFP) on December 22 for the supply of 15 LCH from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army.
The Defence Acquisition Council in 2016 cleared 10 LCH for the IAF and five for the Army.
31/01/18 IANS/CanIndia
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“The 20-minute maiden flight of the multirole copter was flawless with the engagement of the flight control system throughout,” the defence behemoth said in a statement here.
HAL Chairman T. Suvarna Raju said the flight control system, whose development the company funded, would replace the imported one.
HAL Chief Test Pilot Wing Commander Unni K. Pillai (retd) and Test Pilot Group Captain Rajesh Verma (retd) flew the chopper after taking off from the defence airport in the city’s eastern suburb.
Representatives from certification agencies and company officials were present on the occasion.
The digital four-axis flight control system is capable of performing control and stability augmentation function and auto-pilot modes of helicopters.
The company has also indigenised the attack copter’s cockpit display system or the integrated architecture display system with the involvement of the private industry.
The company received a Request for Proposal (RFP) on December 22 for the supply of 15 LCH from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army.
The Defence Acquisition Council in 2016 cleared 10 LCH for the IAF and five for the Army.
31/01/18 IANS/CanIndia
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