HAL successfully tests LUH choppers

Q.  HAL successfully completed the test flight of the ingenious LUH on 6th Sept 2016. What does LUH stand for?
- Published on 08 Sep 16

a. Light Utility Helicopter
b. Leverage Utility Helicopter
c. Light Under Helicopter
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Light Utility Helicopter
 
HAL successfully tests LUH choppersHindustan Aeronautics Limited on 6th September 2016 successfully completed test flight of indigenous Light Utility Helicopter in Bengaluru
  • During the test flight, the chopper remained air borne for 15 minutes
  • LUH will replace the Chetak and Cheetah helicopters flown for over three decades
  • HAL LUH is a 3 tonne helicopter constricted exclusively for Indian army and IAF.
  • It is a single engine light helicopter powered by Sagran HE Ariden 1U engine
  • Along with two pilots, the chopper can accommodate six passengers at sea level with load capacity reducing with altitude
  • The engine of this helicopter delivers 750 kw of power permitting flight operations at the height of 6500m
  • Limited series production will be done in Bengaluru and production will soon be ramped up to 60 choppers in a year
  • In phase II, production will be ramped up and HAL intends to speed up flight testing of the LUH by distributing it over three prototypes
  • HAL will obtain initial operational certification by 2017

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