After the recent crash of ALH Dhruv, the Indian army and Indian Air Force have decided to temporarily ground the Indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). Recently SSBCrackExams posted that ALH Dhruv requires serious repairing with control rods of ALH Dhruv and therefore grounding of LCH has come following that.
The reason behind grounding of LCH
The main reason behind the grounding of LCH is due to the fact that the LCH program borrows several parts from ALH-Dhruv. Indian Army and Indian Air Force combinedly placed the order of 15 LCH Helicopters, 10 for the IAF and 5 for the Army, however, the IAF has only received 5 out of 10, and due to the crash, IAF is reconsidering its option to buy more LCH. Accordingly, due to the fact that LCH is a derivative of ALH, it is possible that LCH may face the same technical problems as the ALH and to prevent further mishappening, the IAF and IA have come to the decision.
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About ALH Dhruv Helicopter
Advanced Light Helicopter, also known as ALH-DHRUV, is a twin-engine utility aircraft designed and manufactured domestically by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It has a dimension of multiple roles and missions. The HAL Dhruv has a conventional design, with composite materials making up around 29% of its empty weight and 60% of the airframe’s surface area.
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