Tejas Mk1 is set in for another rigorous testing process at a time when the India Air Force (IAF) is aggressively pitching its aircraft to friendly countries.
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark I is geared to undergo main airframe fatigue testing. The aircraft will be evaluated at the newly created Main Airframe Fatigue Test (MAFT) facility at its Ground Test Centre, at the Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC), in Bengaluru, according to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
For military airworthiness, the MAFT must show that the airframe can survive four times its normal service life.
