Tejas is the third series production (SP-3) variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
The first flight of Tejas SP-3 was piloted by Air Commodore K A Muthanna (Retd.), in Bangalore on Wednesday (28 Sep 2016).
"It took off around 8:40 in the morning. The pilot wanted to make use of the favourable early morning weather and decided to go for it after the aircraft was cleared by various agencies. The flight lasted about 15 minutes," an official said.
"The painting normally takes time and we are not sure if HAL will be in a position to ready the aircraft soon. Our teams from different stations have already landed Hindon ahead of the parade. We have SOPs to follow and then there is a FDR (Full Dress Rehearsal) as well," IAF official said.
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