Hindustan Light Combat Helicopter

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The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multi-role combat helicopter being developed in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) for use by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 8 in)
* Rotor diameter: 13.3 m (43 ft 6 in)
* Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 4 in)
* Disc area: 138.9 m² (1,472 ft²)
* Max. takeoff weight: 5,800 kg (12,787 lb)
* Powerplant: 2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti turboshaft, 1,067 kW (1,430 shp) each

Performance

* Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (178 knots, 207 mph)
* Maximum speed: 268 km/h (145 knots, 167 mph)
* Range: 700 km (297 nmi, 342 mi)
* Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
* Disc loading: 39.59 kg/m² (8.23 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 327 W/kg (0.198 hp/lb)

Armament

* Guns: 1× 20 mm M621 cannon on Nexter THL-20 turret
* Hardpoints: 4 (two under each wing) and provisions to carry combinations of:
* Rockets: 4x 70/80 mm rocket-pods[21]
* Missiles: 4x two-round MBDA Mistral air-to-air missiles, anti-radiation, and 2x four-round Helina, LAHAT anti-tank missiles
* Bombs: 4x 250 kg (550 lb) bombs including Gravity bombs, cluster bombsand grenade launchers