LCA Naval Prototype completes first Engine ground Run
By (FINN) Frontier India News Network | September 27th, 2011 | Category: Defence Research and Development | No Comments »India’s first indigenous effort to build a carrier borne Naval Fighter aircraft got a fillip with the crossing of another significant milestone of the first Engine Ground Run (EGR) on the 26 Sep 2011 of first LCA(Navy) prototype NP1. The team steering LCA(Navy) project comprises, members of Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, HAL, DRDO, CEMILAC, DGAQA, CSIR Labs, Educational Institutions, other Public and Private Sector partners.
The first EGR of NP1 aircraft was conducted at about 1830hrs on the 26 Sep 2011 for its schedule time, had the primary objective of checking aircraft to engine integration and activation of the various systems like Flight control, Hydraulics, Fuel, Electrical, Avionics, etc., which was successfully achieved.
LCA Naval NP - 1. Image: MoD
The aircraft will now go through a phase of refinements based on feedback identified during the course of the build up and also observed during the EGR, followed by a series of final integration checks and taxi trials before its maiden flight shortly.
