Indian Light Combat Helicopter to be On Display At Aero India 2011



The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) developed by HAL and due for induction into the Indian Air Force by 2012-13, will make its first flight during Aero India from February 9 to 13. Its first test flight was in March last year. The second and third flights were in April and May 2010 and as of now, over 20 test flights have checked various parameters. These have paved the way for testing with weapons.

While the first prototype could fly at the air show, the second prototype, which will be weaponized, is expected to be unveiled too. Two more prototypes are under construction. HAL commenced work on the LCH in 2006. The copter is an attack variant of the HAL Dhruv, which has been inducted into the armed forces. The copter was designed using a successful and proven helicopter as the base platform. HAL has tentative orders to deliver 65 LCHs to the IAF and over 100 to the Army.

HAL will also showcase the mock-up of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) which is being developed indigenously and the Multirole Transport Aircraft ( MTA) being done in collaboration with Russia. Two Chetak helicopters are expected to be handed over to a Third World country. While export orders are nothing to write home about, there have been occasional purchases by other countries. Chile signed a contract with HAL for about seven Dhruv ALHs.
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MRCA Contenders At Aero-India 2011
who will win??

wait.. mana MIG-35?

india gonna have a rojak  air assets if they choose western plane. Why they dont add more of the su30MKI ?

wait does that MIG-35 have TVC

They dun want to add anymore on su-30MKI...
anyway their asset is quite rojak edi...

india gonna have a rojak  air assets if they choose western plane. Why they dont add more of the su30MKI ?

I heard they suffered severe problems with russians spare and replacement parts. often, russians refurbished the used parts and then branded it as new.

i thought they co-produce (or licensed build ?) those mki in India right ? maybe they just assemble and use more advance parts from russia. where the russian give them bad parts.

i thought they co-produce (or licensed build ?) those mki in India right ? maybe they just assemble and use more advance parts from russia. where the russian give them bad parts.