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 The
maiden flight of the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
Technology Demonstrator I was carried out at Bangalore. The
flight was successful and met all the test parameters set for
the flight. The flight lasted 18 minutes and is a significant
landmark in the LCA project to mark its entry into the flight
test programme.
The LCA is an advanced
technology, single seat, single engine, supersonic,
lightweight, all weather, multi-role air superiority flight
designed for air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea combat
roles.
The purpose of flight
test programme is to validate a number of advanced
technologies incorporated in the LCA. These include unstable
configuration, quadruplex fly-by-wire digital flight control
system, integrated avionics with glass cockpit, advanced
composite materials for primary structure and a novel utility
systems management system.
The development effort
for the LCA is spearheaded by the Aeronautical Development
Agency (ADA) under the Department of Defence Research and
Development. The ADA's responsibilities include project
design, project monitoring and promoting the development of
advanced aeronautic technologies of relevance to the LCA.
- PIB (DW)
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