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Saturday, December 02, 2006

India's Fifth Prototype LCA Completes Successful Maiden Flight

The prototype aircraft of Tejas, PV3, had its flawless maiden flight today. It was flown by Group Capt Harish.

It is the fifth light combat aircraft to take to the skies, joining the fleet of two technology Demonstrators (TD1 and TD2) and two proto vehicles (PV1 and PV2), according to the Aeronautical Development Agency, which comes under the Ministry of Defence.

"The perfect maiden flight is a result of maturity gained in development of various systems, building of the aircraft to better and better quality, and thorough ground testing," an ADA statement said.

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