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Abhibhushan

A lot of discussion above about existence of colour prejudice universally. A thought crosses my mind: Can some learned poster quote a line of such prejudice from our scriptures? Shruti/Smriti/Itihas/Purana/MB/Ramayan?

Abhibhushan

I do not think any fighter ever will beat a Gnat on this count. 1. 20 seconds for the pilot to jump in strap up and close the canopy 2. 25 to 30 seconds for the engine to spin up and stabilise 3. 10 to 15 seconds to enter the runway and align on the take off path 4. 20 to 25 seconds to get airborne ...

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SRoy sir, this demonetization exercise has been taken to eliminate FICN. So it is a success. Black Money, is not in the form of Cash. It is in the form of quid pro quo's, into Agriculture, to a lesser extent into Real Estate, then in the foreign Land. At any point of time, the BM is not even 2-3% i...

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While a political party need not identify names of individual small doners, they are not exempted from keeping accounts of the amount of money received. If they can produce an audit able account of the monies found then they would be in the clear. I wonder if ther account books would show entries li...

Abhibhushan

The party with a majority in Lok Shaba has been found wanting.

Really Sidor???

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Skardu is the single point that controls 80% of their siachen and north POK ops An interesting point from history: At the moment of cease fire in 1949, Skardu Fort was being held by the Indian army, albeit the troops in the fort were surrounded by the naPakis. We should have retained control over t...

Abhibhushan

Sad to record one more departure. Air Marshal Hamid Shahul, my pupil, friend and colleague, has passed away. May his soul rest in peace.

Abhibhushan

What is "Clearance of Operations"? ..... In normal Service Language it is called IOC. This "clearance" authorises the supervising staff of an unit to permit inexperienced normal pilots to fly the aircraft of the unit. ... But. ...but. Yes. I know that IOC for Tejas was declared ...

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brar_w wrote:There was an interesting debate at one of the think-tanks in the US that I attended, about the A-10

Excellent post. Needs to be read carefully by all jingos

Abhibhushan

I am sad to report the passing away this morning of Air Marshal KB Singh. PVSM AVSM VM VSM.

Abhibhushan

If wanting planes faster (and to be supportive of a fledging indigenous aerospace industry), why wasn't IOC-1 standard (obtained Jan 2011) ordered? Hint: it was called a "three legged cheetah" by the IAF chief back then and no orders were placed. Perhaps you (sari) might like to revisit h...

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In this thread, there is a constant refrain that the IAF is against the induction of the LCA . The proof, as per the critics, is the IAF's refusal to place 'meaningful' numbers on the order book. This moan sounds strange to my ears. I would therefore try today to compare the development and producti...

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:eek: Tu22 and Tu160 are not really in the same class. If my memory serves me right, our Russy friends were pushing us very hard to induct some number of Tu22M in the 1970s. The misinformation was so strong that some people really believed that some number of Tu22Ms were actually inducted in the Ind...

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I have the most fond and tender memories of Kala Sandhu. A lovable boy who was almost invincible in the air. I have jostled with him in the air, mounted on the Hunter or the Gnat, on a number of occassions. In service seniority Ajax was the junior bod, but I must admit that I was unable to get the b...

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TFR..., CAS... I am a bit confused here. Let me admit the I have not been in the close air support environment for the last thirty years. However, the concepts of CAS predates my retirement by perhaps four or five decades? The terrain following radar is really needed for penetration at low level du...

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ramana wrote: Rakesh IAF wanted English Electric Lightning. It was well known then. Mig 21 was forced on IAF as FSU was willing to set up mfg in India. You're partially right, the IAF wanted the EEL after it had been denied the F-104. Don't know which was better. Both were lawn darts. I have had on...

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Continuing Indranil's line of thought, if I was to design an advanced trainer cum CAS aircraft, I would have blindly and shamelessly copied the Hunter. With a composite body, modern avionics, un reheated Kaveri as the power plant, modern communication, LCA level of self protection suit. It would be ...

Abhibhushan

What do you feel about a ajeet-based attack aircraft? The fuselage can be lengthened to fit the F-125IN, and the wing area can increased proportionately. My short answer is no. The Ajeet/Gnat is extremely optimized. Not much scope is left for incremental improvement. It had no sensors, no electroni...

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This thread, it seems to me wishes to address the fundamental concepts of military aviation. As an introduction let me start at the begining. 1. Aviation lends itself to military use. Soon after the first aircraft flew,military utilisation began. In UK as well as in the USA, military aviation began ...

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Maitya:

...... I want to take a detour and come up with some thing that my pongo friends would love to see in the sky.

It really does not matter whether the pilot wears blue or olive green.

Abhibhushan

What I had in mind the events like 1962 war where IAF , reportedly, refused to move in I must admit that I am flabbergasted ! In 1962 I was a flight commander in a fighter squadron located in Ambala. I distinctly remember the run-up to the operations in 1962: Our senseless 'Forward Policy', the pos...

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Is there any Delta design which has been spun successfully.? (sorry for OT) Yes Deejay, The MiG21 specially the earlier models like type74, type 66, type77 could be intentionally spun, though the were not cleared for doing so by the average pilot. However, the exercise was straightforward. Loss of ...

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Vina said ... Cmde Balaji is being made the head of ADA aye ? Sigh! I wish Vina had a little better memory of discussions on the subject over the years! However, the appointment of Balaji is a step in the right direction. And no, I am sure that the IAF does NOT feel slapped about or humiliated by th...

Abhibhushan

In this thread many posters have tried to encapsulate their perceptions of being what we are. Such encapsulations have been attempted also in the past. I submit this beautiful attempt by Rabindranath Tagore for you. If some one could put the text in Devanagari, it cloud be appreciated by a larger au...

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Is the thread drifting somewhat?

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The major problem with the plane was its engine. I do not think this is quite true. The main problem was an unreliable LP fuel system which caused random engine failures. This was aggravated by a poor glide characteristic of the aircraft. This resulted in fatalities at a rate not acceptable for a l...

Abhibhushan · Re: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013 Deleted. Double post.

Deleted. Double post.

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Returning to the thread after Dassera I find an excellent post from Vina The MIG-21 also had 475kg of ballast spread in the front fuselage for COG in the partially unstable design.Limited range and payload,like most Soviet aircraft,defensive in orientation,but available at low cost and in large numb...

Abhibhushan · Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012 Lessons from the Gnat

Lessons from the Gnat

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It was not designed for high-alpha low level combat. We need to use the aircraft in that environment even though it was not designed for it. The USAF regularly places G-limits and other flight restrictions on aircraft types when safety issues become a concern. I have a query -does the IAF have a cu...

Abhibhushan

I have not flown a MiG 21 for almost 30 years. I am joining this discussion only because I find it expounding misconceptions. The MiG21 is a SIMPLE aircraft to fly and maintain. It is robust and accepts a lot pf rough treatnent. However, it's safety record in the Indian Airforce is not good. There a...

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The lament continues! eurofighter entered service for years without any A2G capability. even in libya it needed buddy lasing my GR4. so why cant Tejas enter service as a ground attack bird + R73 - in which role its more agile and new than jags/Mig27/mig21 and let the bvr radar and missile combo come...

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They are dragging it along so that a future crisis gives a portal to pull in more emergency imports like 80 more mrca and perhaps more mki. There is no SP-1, as it is not allowed to fly till LCA gets IOC-2 per IAF specifications. The thread surprises me as it saddens me. ---Is there any indication ...

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IAF has no problem with decaying Mig-21s but huge difficulty inducting LCA at present level. IAF is doing an Arjun on LCA . A production order of 40 Tejas 1 are now few years old. After these are produced and the aircraft are delivered if the IAF does not use them then there might be a reason for c...

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I find it sad that the MSM ignores assembly elections in three strategically important states completely!

Abhibhushan

Any news about Tripura?

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OK. The Tigermoth got pushed into the flight line by about midday and I managed to get near it. I also managed to get photographed near it kind curtesy of the IAF and some media photographers. Alas, no Rakshaks managed to catch up with me. A very nice morning for me. The IAF was generous to me with ...

Abhibhushan

Some info on the IJT. One prototype and 3 pre production aircraft are flying. Sea level trials at Goa completed. Jigs and tools are in place ak Kanpur for IJT manufacture. Metal has been cut for first series production aircraft. Interrupted spin trials are to restart soon. Info gathered from HAL sta...

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