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  • Mar 18, 2023
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LCA Tejas

News: The Power Take Off (PTO) Shaft on a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) -3 aircraft underwent a successful maiden flight test by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in Bengaluru.

The LCA Tejas is the smallest, lightest, and most manoeuvrable multi-role supersonic fighter in its class.

This aircraft is built to accommodate a variety of precision-guided, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles.

It is capable of refuelling from the air to the air.

Tejas can carry a payload of up to 4000 kg.

Mach 1.8, the speed.

PTO (Power Take Off) shaft

It was created locally by the Defence Research and Development Organization’s Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai (DRDO).

It was built with a special, patented “Frequency Spanning Method” that gives it the ability to navigate various working engine speeds.

The lightweight, high-speed, lubrication-free PTO shaft accommodates drive line misalignments while transmitting more power between the aircraft engine gearbox and Aircraft Mounted Accessory Gear Box.