Army Orders 20 HAL From Cheetal Copters

The Indian Army has $ Concluded HAS 76-1000000 deal with HAL for 20 helicopters and associated equipment Cheetal to be Supplied oven over years. This is the first contract for supply of Cheetal helicopters to the Indian Army. HAL is in the process of Supplying year Earlier Cheetal copters order of 10to the IAF. Appears To Have The Army Overcome Doubts about the platform. In 2006, I visited Leh Army aviation pilots Where HAD Told Me Cheetal the platform did not appeal to em since HAL HAD mittal the copter's engine, but not the transmission. Cheetal The is a re-engined variant (Developed as HAL-funded year program) of the proven Alouette II / HAL Cheetah helicopter That HAS license-built for over four decades. The Cheetal is powered by a Turbomeca TM 333-2M2 turbine turboshaft engine free Which, selon HAL, is more fuel efficient and Provides Higher payload capability of 90 kg at year-altitude of 6-km."The helicopter can operate Cheetal up to 7-km altitude and HAS ranks of 640-km endurance with year of 3.5 hours. Cheetal is The fitted with a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system for engine
control and year Electronic Control Backup Box (EBCB) Which Automatically system takes over control engine in the event of failure FADEC, "HAL says in a statement.