The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is a single-engine, multirole, fourth-generation light fighter developed for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy. (PTI file photo)

A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas that crashed during an air show in Dubai was performing a negative-G turn shortly before impact, according to aviation experts who reviewed early videos of the manoeuvre.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed the incident on X, adding that the pilot did not survive in the fatal crash.

While the cause will be known only after a full investigation, visual evidence from the event shows the jet dropping altitude abruptly as it attempted to return to level flight after completing a loop.

In aviation, G-forces describe the pressure exerted on an aircraft and its pilot during manoeuvre

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