Q. Name the first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft bulid by Hindustan Aeronautics limited for the Indian Air Force which was inducted on January 17, 2015 in Bangaluru:
Solution:
The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-seat, single-jet engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Navy. The aircraft has a tail-less compound delta-wing configuration, which provides for high maneuverability. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India’s ageing MiG-21 fighters.
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