LSP 02 aircraft in yellow primer

The LSP-2 (Limited Series Production) of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' was successfully carried out at the HAL airport on 16 June 2008. The aircraft was flown by National Flight Test Centre (NFTC) test pilot Wg Cdr N Tiwari and flew for 30 minutes at 1.1 Mach crossing 1,200 kmph. As had been the practice, the maiden flight of this aircraft was chased by another Tejas aircraft PV3, piloted by Wg Cdr RR Tyagi.