S. Korean Aircraft Maker Unveils Prototype Of Light Armed Helicopter
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 18, 2018 | 04:23 PM
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of a Korean-made light armed helicopter (LAH)
SEOUL, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Dec, 2018 ) :Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of a Korean-made light armed helicopter (LAH).
KAI began to develop the 4.9-ton LAH in June 2015 and assembled the prototype helicopter last month.
It aims to complete the development of the LAH, set to be used by the Army, by 2023, the company said in a statement.
"The company will make a series of ground tests from January to see if the prototype plane's engine and other systems work properly before it makes a test flight in May (2019) through July 2022," a company spokesman said.
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