LCA Part 2 - Suneet Krishna: from filming first flight to weapons release
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In Part 2 of our series of interviews on the LCA Tejas, we speak with Gp Capt Suneet Krishna, a test pilot who was in the rear seat of the chase aircraft and filmed the first flight. He went on to participate extensively in the testing of the LCA, survived a dangerous dual hydraulic failure, performed various trials such as formation flying, carefree maneuvering, firing various weapons such as R-73 Air to Air missile using a Helmet Mounted Display, and firing a Laser Guided Bomb. Gp Capt Krishna's profile can be found here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/20472
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