Historic Day! PM Modi Flies Light Combat Aircraft
In a historic moment for the Indian Air Force (IAF) Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Prime Minister to fly the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ when he co-piloted a trainer version of the aircraft on Saturday. The sortie was in the twin-seater trainer variant which is being operated by the IAF and the navy.
He got the first-hand experience of Made in India LCA when he was accompanied by an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot attired in a G-suite. The LCA took off from the airport of the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bengaluru.
