Hindustan Aeronautics’s (HAL) Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) project has marked another milestone as the third prototype (PT3) made its first flight on December 14, 2018. Based on the feedback from flight testing of PT1 and PT2, PT3 is built to the standard of deliverable configuration.
The LUH is a 3-ton class new generation single engine helicopter indigenously designed and developed by the Rotary Wing Research and Design Center (RWR&DC) of the company.
HAL is Bengaluru based Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU) company engaged in the design, development, manufacture, repair, overhaul, upgrade and servicing of a wide range of products including, aircraft, helicopters, aero-engines, avionics, accessories and aerospace structures.
