Picture of India's light combat helicopter having first flight

I received a very nice picture today from the office of R Srinivasan, managing director of Hindustan Aeronautics' (HAL) helicopter complex.

It shows HAL's light combat helicopter (LCH) having its first flight on 29 March in Bangalore.

This helicopter was originally due to have first flight in 2008 but, not surprisingly, there were some delays.

The helicopter is destined for India's defence forces, which seems to have a requirement for everything right now.