Bharat Rakshak

nice work , but the last one looks more like Rafale then Tejas MK-2

That's an LCA with a Rafale. Beautiful renderings BTW

You are right. Stupid me.

OOPS DIDN'T SPORTED TEJAS AT ALL

Hello Gaur. Thanks for the appreciation. I've seen your work and it looks great. As for the texture maps, I could've done if i had more time and patience. These renderings have been done with different software. Modeling has also been in separate package. Due to less compatibility of these, I've been having problem in export/import of geometry, which then comes out faceted in my renderer. So applying maps is not so easy for me.

Thanks for the thumbs up Abhishek. Also, considering the limitations you faced, you did a fine job indeed. Looking forward to more renderings from you.
Cheers.

First flight of NP1 imminent(dont know how imminent) according to livefist but who cares i am used to ADA missing deadlines.

rajanb garu pliss to watch out of his window and the doctor/golfer garu for pic of the "F-16" when it flies

Where is Raghuk. He can give a more clearer picture of the N-LCA development.

I heard the roar of an LCA @11 AM, but it was too far and just a speck. I get the best view when they are landing moving east.

It hasnt landed yet sir ?if it hasnt you still have the chance

LCA-Tejas has completed 1786 Test Flights successfully. (01-Mar-2012).
(TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-214,PV3-332,LSP1-68,LSP2-199,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-45,LSP5-66)

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LCA-Tejas has completed 1785 Test Flights successfully. (24-Feb-2012).
(TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-214,PV3-331,LSP1-68,LSP2-199,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-45,LSP5-66)

deleted after lahur m's PM

he was really pleased with Mahul R, now Lahur M, some hellphyres might be launched for it

^^ Lots of action in the skies yesterday...

Heard a roar and thought it was a Tejas and turned out to be a Su-30 doing some lazy loops before disappearing. Again, a roar in 5 minutes and turned up to see a Kiran doing some serious low flying and just when it went away, a metallic grey LCH with only tiger stripes and no colour on it (was it the TD-2??) buzzed past!!!

I'm so jealous of you.

Admin should ban this fellow Sum. He is causing lot of heart burn to BRFs with his post giving detailed discribtions etc.

He he...once in a year, i step out of IT-vity AC office for a round of cricket in HAL vicinity and am rewarded for my efforts by HAL...

What can i do onlee?

you know like they say: Location Location Location

TD3?

What will be the difference in the LCA landing gear weight Carrier and Air Force versions after strengthening?

Guys,

I got some panwallah samachar

Kaveri will be test flighted on All see aaa during the summer of 2014. More info on the engine is yet to be revealed.panwallah says its a modified version onlee. Two of the prototypes will be used.

^^^ lungi dance whenever this happens
where are the new birds in terms of taking to air ?

Good stuff... So does that mean everything is fixed and they have fixed everything with it?

Was watching a documentary on the sea harrier. Looks like the harrier had the same negative opinions about its capabilities like LCA. It wasn't until Falklands where it proved itself that opinions changed.

Flight test update

LCA-Tejas has completed 1787 Test Flights successfully. (03-Mar-2012).
(TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-214,PV3-332,LSP1-68,LSP2-199,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-46,LSP5-66)

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LCA-Tejas has completed 1786 Test Flights successfully. (01-Mar-2012).
(TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-214,PV3-332,LSP1-68,LSP2-199,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-45,LSP5-66)

The Mirage 2000TH crashes are going to have a major impact on the LCA test programme and the N-LCA first flight could be delayed further. The fleet will be grounded till they pin down the problem and a fix is applied. Two crashes in 10 days is too much coincidence.

The 2000TH has been the mainstay as chase aircraft of the test program due to its reliability and low cost of operation.

Will have to wait and see if they depute a Su-30MKI to fill the gap. That is going to cost quite a lot per hour operation!

[Self Delete] crash today in Rajastan

There could be longer knock on effect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_2000#Mirage_2000H_.28India.29

The wiki says we had ten trainers in total. Since the aircraft are spread over 2 squadrons and TACDE (please correct me if I am wrong), I would assume the split would be three trainers each for each of the 2 squadrons, two for TACDE and two spare to share around (one used for LCA programme).

The two squadrons might need three trainers each because, one would be used for pilot conversion, one for ground attack, since the two seater is used for laser designation and one spare. TACDE will need the two seaters for their courses and exercises.

Now with two aircraft gone, what was a happy scenario now looks dire.

TACDE had mig-21 and mig-27 originally. other types might be rotated in (not sure) but m2k wasn't a permanent fixture there AFAIK.

Sorry i dont understand how the m2k crashes will slow down the tejas program

Well, aldready it is not exactly lighting fast programme.

Apologies for the posting in wrong thread, - 2 crashes of Mirages in last 10 days. I am sure our blokes are not finding this as an economical way to reduce the mirage upgrade bills ..

Please correct me if I am wrong but I believe that someone (Pakis/traitors) is sabotaging!

Plenty of Migs have crashed in the past with loss of pilots

and now Mirages!

OK granted that some may be due to pilot errors or mechanical faults but my heart says that Pakis are behind some crashes!

We need to tighten up our security as well quality controls.

well something happens to amrika, then LCA program will get into a cruise speed [dunno on what speed though]

There were a couple of floods and droughts around the country... Me thinks it has definitely a Paki hand

Shakaraa... We surely need to tighten security and quality, but lets not get unnecessarily paranoid.

[quote="Ajay Sharma
There were a couple of floods and droughts around the country... Me thinks it has definitely a Paki hand

Shakaraa... We surely need to tighten security and quality, but lets not get unnecessarily paranoid.[/quote]

Ajay

You have your opinion, I have mine.

Don't try to trivialise it by bringing irrelevant stuff like floods or CT!

This is a very serious issue.

I am not paranoid.

I am realistic.

Let me point out the number of crashes as highlighted in Wiki:

'The safety record of the IAF's MiG-21s has raised concern in the media.[7][8] One source estimates that in the nine years from 1993 to 2002, the IAF lost over 100 pilots in 283 accidents.[8] During its service life, the IAF has lost at least 116 aircraft to crashes (not including those lost in combat), with 81 of those occurring since 1990.'

This kind of loss is unacceptable by any standard.

Shouldn't we care about our pilots' lives?

Both men and machines are important but remember machines can always be replaced, men cannot.

Why our air force was not alarmed after so many crashes?

What was the outcome of any investigation?

What remedial actions were taken?

The crashes continued and are still continuing.

It used to be mainly Mig-21. Now we hear about Mirages and even Sukhoi crashes.

Accidents are bound to happen but we must try to minimise them.

My reply in the appropriate thread linked below
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1393&p=1252497#p1252497

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