HAL test flies second prototype of light chopper

State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) conducted the first flight of its Light Utility Helicopter’s (LUH) second prototype here without a hitch, the defence behemoth said on Tuesday. “The twin-seater chopper LUH PT-2 was flown for 22 minutes on Monday by our chief test pilot Wing Commander (retired) Unni K Pillai, and test pilot Wing Commander (retired) Anil Bhambhani at our facility in the city,” said HAL in a statement here.