Article Posted on : - Jan 21, 2011

BANGALORE (BNS): The indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) will make a demonstration flight at Aero India to be held from February 9 to 13.

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multirole combat helicopter being developed in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

HAL is expected to fly the first prototype at the air show and unveiled the second. Two more prototypes are under construction, according to a TOI report.

The LCH is due to get its Initial Operational Clearance in December and will be inducted by the Indian Air Force by 2012-13.

The LCH undertook its inaugural flight on 29th March last year followed by the second and third in April and May.The copter is an attack variant of the HAL Dhruv.