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by saps
22 Oct 2011 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

Sir,

with all due respect to the trauma you had to undergo almost quarter of century ago.... can you enlighten me about what all has changed since then.....have things moved on for good or still the same....

Just curious..
by saps
22 Oct 2011 18:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

If i remember correctly when installed the beacon are capable of operating a burst transmission of their location .... in normal or encrypted data burst... which are decoded and the transmitting set located with either def sat or even SAR heptr... So why has this not happened... these sets are capab...
by saps
22 Oct 2011 17:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

Well it would help us if we search for SARBE beacon...if i remember i recall one of my good friend did say something long time about that... No one flies extremely low in mountains in kind of avionics we have with our AF, its only when ac suit is fully loaded that the kind of flying i mentioned earl...
by saps
22 Oct 2011 14:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

[quote="shiv"] If you have some useful info, kindly vomit it out pronto or else keep the noise levels down to a bare minimum.[/quote] Well being an oldie you seem to have pretty short temper saar, Please look up or better dig up on the following issues: Why there was no rescue beacon that ...
by saps
21 Oct 2011 10:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

There is lots of lip service paid to the issues at hand. No one especially the ones with weight on their shoulder or chips on their ranks seriously bothered about the spate of incidents and take a call about the sorry state of affairs. There is a serious inward view required in terms of mission that...
by saps
21 Aug 2011 13:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 875724

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

The ultimate logic that needs to be applied here is cost vs benefit Well if the CAS mission is for ensuring a high value special ops then i guess it would be provided however one has to look at efficacy of present asset vs the likely benefit..it would be nearly impossible in todays scenario of shoul...
by saps
09 Aug 2011 17:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1229628

Re: Su-30: News and Discussion

If my gen goes correct this is called...

ROLL TUMBLE YAW....quite a nice name...
by saps
15 Jun 2011 06:30
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 4004
Views: 1199410

Re: Indian Military Aviation

Even though i hope that we have the talent and the wherewithal to try and do what others seem to be achieving with smooth efficiency, somehow it doesnt seem to work as well. Take the case of "Sitara" which is likely to replace kiran HJT 16. Its been on the drawing board in true sense...eve...
by saps
10 Jun 2011 16:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1027660

Re: LCA News and Discussions

absolutely right its R-73 pylon as it is called. Its rail launched so the grooves as visible..
by saps
30 May 2011 16:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Attention non-members and lurkers !
Replies: 414
Views: 1267364

Re: Attention non-members and lurkers !

How can i manage my account considering that the initial official id of mine is defunct however i can still log in but cannot receive any mails or PM suggestions pl. TO gurus, the previous mail id of mine cannot be activated any more at all. HELP.
by saps
30 Apr 2011 18:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

[quote]saps wrote: I guess the concept of flat spin would not arise in conventional control aircraft like IJT. What do you mean? [/quote] Well i meant that as far as my understanding goes....IJT cannot get to such AoA that when it enters spin it would get into a flat attitude. AFAIK the attitude in ...
by saps
30 Apr 2011 07:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 920699

Re: Military Flight Safety

I guess the concept of flat spin would not arise in conventional control aircraft like IJT. But even though if it was in normal spin the debris would still be concentrated in very small dia...post impact.

Whats the take of gurus on this.. ?
by saps
26 Jan 2011 10:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 4004
Views: 1199410

Re: Indian Military Aviation

[quote]I am guessing that is why MiG 21s, Gnats, Mysteres and Hunters in earlier Republic day fly pasts had an extra engine slung on a pod[/quote] Well when one is strapped on in single engine fighter and manning position at 900 kmph at couple of feet away with only few 100 feet between the crowd an...
by saps
24 Oct 2010 13:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3890
Views: 1358372

Re: LCA News and Discussions

[quote]does all that huge T/W ratio make the Mig-25/31 maneuverable ?[/quote]

Well how come no one is talking about the lifting fuselage design which ruskies and then yankies have moved onto....Gyani' ppl please elaborate.
by saps
24 Aug 2010 07:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3890
Views: 1358372

Re: LCA News and Discussions

K Mehta "Because in my opinion Limited series production a/c should have similarity, whereas prototypes can have major changes from one proto to another.......My main point is that the priority right now should be getting LCA inducted and not making further modifications at this point, Let the ...
by saps
06 Sep 2008 23:22
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008
Replies: 850
Views: 361773

Re: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008

Dont bother about the uniform....i guess what matters most is the meat in the matter...oops uniform....if u have got then u have got it......and the looks do seem to suggest that they are full of "Mojo" there with the best guys red flag has to offer.....kudos to our guys !!