Thats an airframe on a structural test rig and that is how every aircraft/Helicopter is tested everywhere in the world.Viv S wrote:PAK FA prototype under production -
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- 16 Apr 2016 20:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
- Replies: 2777
- Views: 631996
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread - June 2014
- 15 Apr 2016 23:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5246
- Views: 1547394
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Do you expect HAL to make seats? How many suppliers in India make aviation grade seats? Before you spew your venom on HAL, try doing some research. HAL has the design for a helicopter with insane high altitude performance and one which is the best in its class by some margin. Except for the engines(...
- 15 Apr 2016 18:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
- Replies: 3972
- Views: 640908
Re: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
The Problem is that HAL is completely incompetent and incapable of manufacturing anything without foreign help. They still have to complete the Hanger Building in which LCA will be painted even though funds were allocated in 2001. Let pvt sector manufacture LCA in collaboration with ADA / DRDO I'm ...
- 29 Jan 2016 18:22
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3310
- Views: 908392
Re: AMCA News and Discussions
DL jodhpur has a very good near field rcs test facility which has great facilities to convert it into near accurate far field values.and it has been in use for almost a decade. The real complexity with stealthy aircrafts is the intake which causes massive SBR returns and the rivets which glow up. Ma...
- 12 Jan 2016 05:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2346721
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Its a simple RWRDC ALH wheel version prototype.
- 19 Dec 2015 12:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 722599
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Thr LCA display is a part of the flying display for 75 years celebration of HAL on the 23rd.
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- 19 Dec 2015 12:21
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 722599
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
What's the big deal about IMU?? Looking at the price it doesn't even look like some uber-class stuff. There is one startup which makes such stuff in Pune - Nav.stik. They offer modules which has all the components that wiki says IMU has (at about $500). (The founder is good friend, he was telling m...
- 17 Dec 2015 21:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 722599
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
>>My only worry is Massa. I remember them stepping in to stop Israel from selling the 2052 to India before. I believe we can be fairly confident that era is over. Going forwardit will only be a question of who will sell, not whether to sell. I would quietly expect some stunning developments in next...
- 12 Oct 2015 18:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Poor IAF role in R&D, manufacture - HAL/IAF tiffs to blame?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 32990
Re: Poor IAF role in R&D, manufacture - HAL/IAF tiffs to bla
What does it say? The rotor, transmission and the structure was developed by HAL after the consultant left half way through the project. You should seriously do some reading and the presentation by wg cdr unni pillai at aero india 2013 is a good starting point. Please do not believe nonsense written...
- 09 Oct 2015 06:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Poor IAF role in R&D, manufacture - HAL/IAF tiffs to blame?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 32990
Re: Poor IAF role in R&D, manufacture - HAL/IAF tiffs to bla
Funny that HAL wants to blame DRDO for projects in which it is active participant but always want to take credit for ALH in which it had no role except grabbing the project credit after it was completed. Do you have any idea about what you're typing? What do you know about the ALH program? Who comp...
- 04 Oct 2015 19:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 544115
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
The second production line will most likely be in the aircraft division bangalore which will finish the production of hawks in 2017 so that line can be used to produce LCAs this will greatly increase the numbers produced per year from 2017. Just my thoughts Cheers! Wasn't that supposed to shift ove...
- 04 Oct 2015 19:14
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 544115
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
I think Raha comments can be easily interpreted to mean that IAF will take what HAL makes, but HAL is just whining without doing anything on ground. NOTE:- Assembly of a new aircraft takes less than one year after long lead items are ordered which takes 36 months . Funds for long lead items were al...
- 04 Oct 2015 17:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 544115
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
The second production line will most likely be in the aircraft division bangalore which will finish the production of hawks in 2017 so that line can be used to produce LCAs this will greatly increase the numbers produced per year from 2017. Just my thoughts
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- 27 Sep 2015 11:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
- Replies: 2777
- Views: 631996
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread - June 2014
Just as many believe David axe and bill sweetman over gen bogdan for their F35 related news and info also bill and david have a good reputation while the guys at IDRW rely more on rumors than research.
- 31 Aug 2015 09:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2346721
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Sorry there is no such thing. Stress is measured in all the ground tests and there are hundreds of such tests. The GTV is not a platform to measure stresses(though it is monitored as one if the parameters) and if you leave your fatigue test to be done on GTV then you're well prepared for a catastro...
- 31 Aug 2015 06:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2346721
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Sorry there is no such thing. Stress is measured in all the ground tests and there are hundreds of such tests. The GTV is not a platform to measure stresses(though it is monitored as one if the parameters) and if you leave your fatigue test to be done on GTV then you're well prepared for a catastrop...
- 31 Aug 2015 04:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2346721
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
What is a stress test?kvraghav wrote:Chaiwala alert..some minor problem in stress test of LUH
- 18 Aug 2015 16:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 544115
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Landing gear is designed by HAL ARDC and made at HAL Nashik. No organization can afford excess inventory and where will you keep all those aircrafts? remember you need to keep them flight worthy so the daily inspection and regular flights. Finally you need a design freeze inorder to start mass produ...
- 06 May 2015 16:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
- Replies: 2467
- Views: 386090
Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
UB ji, thanks to your intervention, all those long passages of bojitiv news about the how great the F-35 is and how performance in the traditional sense is irrelevant because the F-35 is beyond all those traditional metrics and because of the magical cloak and almost alien weapon systems, have come ...
- 01 Feb 2015 16:23
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Aero India 2015
- Replies: 305
- Views: 86583
Re: Aero India 2015
No 57 is yours truly
- 18 Jan 2015 07:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 576577
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Regarding patents, we at HAL didn't know that most of the work we do was worth a patent and only after Dr Tyagi insisted we looked at patents filed by international aerospace firms and found that there were hundreds and possibly thousands of patents that we could file. The credit for the patents fil...
- 13 Jan 2015 07:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Breaking news: Coast guard intercepted terrorist boat
- Replies: 969
- Views: 144923
Re: Breaking news: Coast guard intercepted terrorist boat
LokeshC ji, that's too much science for our chacko sir, he probably is a "social" science expert
- 22 Dec 2014 13:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 576577
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Not questioning his credentials but with such hostility towards LCA he wanted(or was it the IAF?) to be CMD of HAL. Thank god it didn't happen!
- 16 Nov 2014 07:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2346721
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Would be happy if you could explain how the panels affect the "stealth" of the aircraft and also the thing about paint in your post kinda didn't make sense too.
- 26 Sep 2014 17:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
- Replies: 3908
- Views: 1155085
Re: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
I thoroughly support the govt's push towards manufacturing but making a foreign heli in India doesn't do much to the indigenous capability, I feel we are capable but we need a challenge and a tough one at that which would call for a fully Indian design much like how the Soviets operated that would r...
- 24 Sep 2014 18:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
- Replies: 2467
- Views: 386090
Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
^The pak-fa won't be cheaper, but it already is much better in kinematic performance, sensor suite, signature, payload etc as compared to the MKI, can you say the same about the F-35 as compared to the teens?
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- 04 Sep 2014 12:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
- Replies: 3929
- Views: 556758
Re: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
As far as i know the COE has not submitted its findings and there is no design flaw whatsoever, the title of the article is very misleading and citing unnamed sources and insinuating a successful design is highly irresponsible to say the least.
- 02 Aug 2014 19:14
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 5222
- Views: 724850
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
Viv s, the Americans and Israelis are ahead when it comes to UAV sensors but flight controls is an area where we are just as good if not better than them. People (very highly respected people even on BRF) are now talking of a ULCA and say its very easy to convert an LCA into a UAV.The level of auton...
- 31 Jul 2014 11:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
- Replies: 2777
- Views: 631996
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread - June 2014
Cost of a nirbhay is mostly the cost of the seeker and the engine, ADE actually treats it like a UAV and I have heard from people that the cost will be much less than its equivalents worldwide. From my experience, as a nation today we have all the skills needed to make SAMs and CMs but the willpower...
- 29 Jul 2014 08:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
- Replies: 2777
- Views: 631996
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread - June 2014
I really have a hard time understanding why this PAK-FA is not simply an evolution of Su-30. Apart from the forward section, it does not come across as a true 5th gen design. Any source on possible radar signature comparison would be nice. Exposed underslung engines are big sore thumbs. Even early ...
- 28 Jul 2014 07:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
- Replies: 52
- Views: 11922
Re: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
NRao sir, despite your liking for the US maal the fact is that US suppliers(and also its allies like Japan etc) are not reliable and that's one of the reasons why we try and stay away from any US vendor unless absolutely necessary. And also in another thread you seem to be too happy to deride Russia...
- 26 Jul 2014 06:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
- Replies: 3929
- Views: 556758
Re: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
Philip sir, what has the order for 32 more dhruvs got to do with the unfortunate crash or with the crashes at Ecuador? Are you trying to imply something? I just fail to understand the logic behind your post.Or maybe you want to ditch the ALH and buy the Ka-62.
- 08 Jun 2014 21:11
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
Mr shukla in my opinion is just an F-35 fanboy with little to no information and he does add a lot of BS to his articles. I still remember his LCH articles and that for me is enough to judge his writings.
- 08 Jun 2014 21:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
Its not that the Russians can't deliver and I havent seen any solid proof supporting this claim. The T-50 is built around the RuAF specs just as the Su-27 was, we managed to make an Su-30MKi out of the UB and if we can make an FGFA which the IAF is happy with then its job done. My point here is that...
- 08 Jun 2014 20:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
As per the IAF's stringent requirements, the F-35 is no where close and if any fighter can meet all those requirements it will be the AMCA. The FGFA will be a compromise in the meanwhile.
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- 07 Jun 2014 21:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
I never said that the simulated values are the precise RCS values. I do know how RCS is evaluated and we(India) do have similar facilities to test the RCS physically(it isn't as TFTA as the pics you posted :wink: ) . And i did say that the RCS values obtained from these simulations are just first cu...
- 07 Jun 2014 21:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
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- 07 Jun 2014 21:18
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
- Replies: 4001
- Views: 1038753
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
3D models of the F-35, F-22 and the T-50 are available online(fairly accurate ones). Any person with a sound understanding of physical optics/Geometric optics can write a straight forward code to find out the RCS of the model(monostatic/bistatic) or use some wonderful EM simulation software like FEK...
- 01 Jun 2014 16:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
- Replies: 3908
- Views: 1155085
Re: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
Most of our exports are built to civil standards and soon ALH will be EASA certified too.
- 31 May 2014 14:16
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 576577
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
SP-1 and SP-2 are NOT IOC standard aircraft and are on manufacturing line from 2005-7 onwards. HAL is incompetent, corrupt and are liars. ALH design has nothing to do with HAL. I have posted my views on the subject along with CAG reports a lot of times and have no intention on getting into useless ...