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Aero India 2011: Homegrown birds to steal the show

Besides the Eurofighter Typhoons and the F16s, two home-grown metal birds— the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy— will be seen at the upcoming Aero India 2011, which will be held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka between February 9 and 13.

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Besides the Eurofighter Typhoons and the F16s, two home-grown metal birds— the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy— will be seen at the upcoming Aero India 2011, which will be held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka between February 9 and 13.

Both the LCH and the LCA are the latest indigenous efforts to come out from the stables of the state-owned defence laboratories and production units.

Defence sources said that the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited manufactured the LCH, India’s first dedicated attack helicopter. The LCH features a narrow fuselage and a tandem seating for the pilot and co-pilot. It undertook its maiden flight on March 29 last year.

Meanwhile, India’s first indigenous LCA (Navy) NP1 will also make its debut at the air show. However, unlike the LCH, it will only be a static display at the five-day event.

The NP1, touted as the only carrier-borne aircraft in the light category in the world, was rolled out last year. The first flight of the aircraft is expected to take place by the end of this year.

Along with these two aircraft, the Indian Air Force’s latest acquisitions such as the C130-J Super Hercules and the Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) are also likely to make an appearance at Aero India. While the C130-J Super Hercules, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft, the AWACS was acquired from Israel.

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