Langkawi, April 1: Indian Air Force showed its charming fighter jet Tejas which initiated a lot of interest in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA-2019) in Malaysia. The Tejas stole the show because of the huge fan following.
Instagram account of Indian Air Force has posted a video in which we can see Tejas Display team of IAF enthralled the audience at LIMA-19, Malaysia. Cheers & applauding was unstoppable from the moment they were in a visual bubble of the audience.
The nimble, single-engine fighter jet that has been indigenously developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force has been a star attraction at the 15th edition of LIMA which began from Tuesday and continued till Saturday. The ‘Made-in-India’ fighter jet has the capability to fly at speeds of over 2,000 kmph, and has a range of around 3000 kilometres.
Tejas, being the world’s lightest supersonic fighter weighs 6,560 kg while the loaded weight is 9,800 kg with a maximum takeoff weight 13,500 kg.
Two IAF Tejas jets had departed from Kalaikunda to participate in LIMA and on Sunday, engaged in a practice session before the start of the event. Hailed for being the lightest supersonic fighter jet, the two Tejas took off from the Langkawi International Airport.
The Indian Air Force looked at greater interaction with the Malaysian Air Force during LIMA. “This will serve as a foundation for any future interaction with the Malaysian Air Force. It will also provide an opportunity to RMAF to assess the capabilities of LCA,” the IAF had said last week. This is the first time that the IAF is partaking in LIMA although the event itself has been organised since 1991.