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A full scale LCA Tejas aircraft in Final Operational Clearance (FOC) configuration will be at the centrestage of India Pavilion at Aero India 2023.
Image Source: The Hindu
About LCA Tejas Aircraft:
- LCA Tejas is a single engine, lightweight, highly agile, multirole supersonic fighter.
- It has quadruplex digital fly by wire Flight Control System (FCS) with associated advanced flight control laws.
- The aircraft with delta wing is designed for air combat and offensive air support with reconnaissance and anti ship as its secondary roles.
The key characteristics of LCA are:
- Smallest & lightest aircraft in its class: Dimensionally smallest which is coupled with Extensive use of composite structure to make the aircraft lighter.
- Excellent flight safety record.
- Compound Tail-Less Delta: Increases the capacity to carry wider range of weapons like Bombs, Missiles etc
- In Flight Refuelling (IFR) Probe: Enhances range during mission undertaken.
News Source: The Hindu
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