Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. The HAL Tejas is a tailless aircraft.
  2. It was commissioned to replace MiG-21 fighter aircrafts.
  3. Tejas is the only supersonic fighter developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronotics Limited.

Which of the above are true?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The HAL Tejas  is a multirole light fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design powered by a single engine. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters. Later, the LCA was officially named "Tejas". Tailless here implies lack of horizontal tailplains. There is still a single vertical tailfin. Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited after the HAL Marut.

Keep practicing — related questions