LCA TEJAS – A Big day

On 27th of May 2020, the HAL Bengaluru flight deck was completely under tension, Because their boss Air Chief  Marshal RKS Bhadauria was about to take a sortie of LCA Tejas twin-seater. Air control crew and ground crew were on high alert.



FOC Tejas 

Air chief along with the HAL test pilot entered the station and did routine fight check before take off. As per the plan, the take off should be handled by the co pliot not the Air chief. But at the last movement Air chief announced his co-piolt and ground crew he, himself going to take control of the aircraft and do simulation sortie on route of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.

Air Chief Marshal in LCA Tejas.

He handled the flight well and did superb mauver during the mission. Even broke the supersonic barrier creating boom sound over the krishnagiri sub urban area. Reports of loud noise was reported on ground Krishnagiri town, Tamil Nadu.

It is a remarkable event in the history of LCA Tejas, An air chief completely trusting a new indigenous platform.


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