tejas light combat aircraft

Tejas light combat aircraft 

After three decades the Tejas light combat aircraft went into development and fighter officially inducted in Airforce today morning in Bengaluru. The first Tejas is called as "Flying dragger" and this is developed by Hindustan Aeronautics or HAL with completely Indian technology. 

HIGHLIGHTS

1.       IT is Light Combat Aircraft made by Hindustan Aeronautics in Bengaluru.

2.       It is delays, but end result it result is world-class fighter jet

3.       The Air force had said it would prefer off the shelf jet from abroad

 

Tejas  Aircraft

                       Equipped with modern Israeli multi-mode radar and the Elta 2032 and state of the art. The Derby air to air missiles to attack enemy’s jets and it have modern laser designator and targeting pods to hit ground targets. The Tejas aircraft used by HAL as its benchmark. 33 years of long time taken to complete this aircraft but now it is completely ready to use. Every pilot has tested the jet has sworn by the Tejas’s flight control system. During flight tests time not a single Tejas fighter has lost to an accident in 3,000 sorties.

                                                                       LCA Teja's

Specifications:

Top Speed: 2,205 km/h

Engine type used: General Electric F404

Range: 850km

Unit cost is: 31,000,000 - 31,090,000 USD(in 2009)

Designer: Aeronautical Development Agency

First flight: Jan 4, 2001

Manufacturer: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited