PV Sindhu Becomes First Woman To Co-Pilot Indigenously Built Tejas Fighter Jet

• Indian Badminton player PV Sindhu has become the first woman to co-pilot the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru on February 23.
• Aero India 2019 observed Women’s Day on February 23 to celebrate women’s contribution to the aviation sector.. 
• Captain Siddharth was the main pilot on the aircraft along with Sindhu while taking the sortie.
• Apart from Sindhu, American astronaut Sunita Williams also flied in the homemade Tejas, built by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.