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03313aam a2200397 i 4500 001 160ABFC0253111EE91433F782CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230718010455 008 210614s2021 ii a b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2020333601 020 $a 8186514783 020 $a 9788186514788 035 $a (OCoLC)1256592223 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DKAGE $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d PAU $d YUS $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a TL685.3 $b .R34 2021 082 04 $a 623.74640954 $2 23 100 1 $a Rajkumar, Philip, $d 1941- $e author. 245 10 $a Radiance in Indian skies : $b the Tejas saga / $c Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar PVSM VM (Retd), BR Srikanth. 264 1 $a Delhi, India : $b Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre, Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, $c 2021. 300 $a xviii,194 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 x 29 cm. 490 1 $a DRDO monographs/special publications series 520 $a Development of the Tejas fighter aircraft was independent India's most ambitious aeronautical project. A group of visionary academics, engineers and scientists was convinced the country had the talent to undertake this journey on a road filled with many unknowns. The Government of India which always wanted the nation to achieve self reliance in high technology fields like aeronautics and space backed the idea. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) was established in 1984 to manage the project. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was the principal partner in the project because it was the only organization in the country which had a design bureau and the infrastructure to manufacture prototypes and serially produce the aircraft. ADA, which was placed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was strongly supported by many DRDO laboratories in particular the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) under the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research. It was undoubtedly a mammoth multi disciplinary effort requiring good project management skills. The grant of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) for the aircraft, development of the trainer version, arrested landing of the Naval version on the carrier and the equipping of two front line fighter squadrons with the Tejas is testimony to the dedication and technical virtuosity of Team LCA, an omnibus term for the many hundreds of men and women who contributed to the success of the project. This book is about the inspiring journey of the Tejas from concept to entry into squadron service. A must read book for all Indians. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 194). 610 20 $a Light Combat Aircraft Project (India) 650 0 $a Tejas (Jet fighter plane) 650 7 $a Tejas (Jet fighter plane) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01762730 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 710 2 $a Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (India), $e publisher. 700 1 $a Srikanth, B. R., $e author. 830 0 $a DRDO monographs/special publications series. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025427.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=160ABFC0253111EE91433F782CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search