LCH Indian Air Force

Hii sir, I Wants to get the Information About the HAL Light Combat Helicopter of the Indian Air force ?

[pawan]

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter is a multirole combat helicopter being developed in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for use by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.

About the Development

Combat in the Kargil War highlighted the requirement of an attack helicopter made for such high altitude operations.[citation needed] In 2006,

HAL announced its plans to design and build the LCH; funds for designing and developing the LCH to meet the requirements of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force were sanctioned later that year

Technical Specification

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 8 in)
Rotor diameter: 13.3 m (43 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 4 in)
Disc area: 136.85 m (1,472 ft)
Max. takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
Powerplant: 2 HAL/Turbomeca Shakti turboshaft, 895 kW (1,200 shp[41]) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 265 km/h[42] (145 knots, 167 mph)
Range: 550 km (297 nmi, 342 mi)
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
Rate of climb: 12.7 m/s[citation needed]