AeroIndia 2011

kedar.karmarkar · Post by **kedar.karmarkar** » 14 Feb 2011 14:02

Finally to LCH for the last for some days, before I post again -

LCH hovering at the start of its demo.

LCH starting its demo - almost standing on the nose.

Sleek lines of the LCH are seen in the below one -

LCH eases in, in its parking spot after its demo.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 14 Feb 2011 14:07

Beautiful shots there Kedar. Just lovely!

narmad · Post by **narmad** » 14 Feb 2011 14:17

One of the most satisfying images of the day!

Hayath from indianaquariumhobbyist.com

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 14 Feb 2011 14:28

WOW , that moon shot was amazing , nice timing

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 14 Feb 2011 15:59

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 14 Feb 2011 17:45

The "moon shot" should be entered in for any international contest,Flight,AWST,USN Proceedings,whatever.It is spectacular and sure to win a prize! Fabulous shutterbug!

Kapil · Post by **Kapil** » 14 Feb 2011 18:24

Hi Kedar,

Nice work.

Pyogi, nice shot of the SKAT youngsters

Hayath/Marten- any moonshot of a Tejas or a MKI ?

cheers
Kapil

pyogi · Post by **pyogi** » 14 Feb 2011 18:44

Some more interesting Images
Tejas shortly after takeoff

Tejas_DSC0491 by photoyogi, on Flickr

SU 30 MKI on the Tarmac returning after the display sortie

SU30 landed _DSC0356 by photoyogi, on Flickr

SU30 MKI Head-ON

SU30 head on_DSC0353 by photoyogi, on Flickr

Dessault Rafale performing some fantastic maneuvers

rafale_DSC0462 by photoyogi, on Flickr

coming up soon ... head on Tejas

Hayath stunning shot with the moon composition!

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 14 Feb 2011 19:44

One more video - IJT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFjX3d1nwPU

Drishyaman · Post by **Drishyaman** » 14 Feb 2011 20:22

Nice Video Shiv ji. Thank you.
And someone was telling that JF-17 bandar can't complete a full loop which even our IJT can do

Great Job !! HAL

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Feb 2011 20:23

oink oink even the IJT is doing what the bandar could not

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 14 Feb 2011 21:40

One more video - IJT

Thanks a million for this. What a gem of a machine!!! Absolutely fantastic and the pilot's confidence in the machine comes out very clearly in the demo. I hope it gets manufactured in sizable numbers.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 14 Feb 2011 22:36

shiv wrote:One more video - IJT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFjX3d1nwPU

a very crisp routine, I'm impressed !

rakall · Post by **rakall** » 14 Feb 2011 22:47

Rahul M wrote:
shiv wrote:One more video - IJT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFjX3d1nwPU
a very crisp routine, I'm impressed !

Very neat.. Looking very good as the next platform for SKAT !!! Hope sooner than later !!!

pyogi · Post by **pyogi** » 14 Feb 2011 23:10

rakall wrote:
Very neat.. Looking very good as the next platform for SKAT !!! Hope sooner than later !!!

The IOC for the IJT is due July 2011 which still does not mean its inducted into the IAF.
The vibes i got from SKAT was its going to take time.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 14 Feb 2011 23:14

I would put late 2012 - 2013 as the earliest date for re-birth of SKAT.

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 14 Feb 2011 23:21

Something i havent understood is the IOC for sitara ? Why do we need an IOC for this aircraft cant it be FOC in one go, its not like it has to demonstrate a number of weapons/radar/countermeasures then where is the need for IOC. I think they already underwent or are undergoing spin tests which i think is generally done last in the envelope expansion so where is the need for an FOC

viktor · Post by **viktor** » 14 Feb 2011 23:41

Here is another composite video showing fighter aircraft line up during taxi and take-off.

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 14 Feb 2011 23:45

I would be very surprised if SKAT forms till the Sitara has spent a fair bit of time in service. assuming it will be the Sitara.

Reason is that the SKAT guys hammer the engine and they need to have an aircraft and engine which is reliable.

The Sitara is new and the engine is new so even if Sitara is cleared lets say in 2011, they will wait for sometime till its in service in numbers and see how it does.

So I think it will be realistically more like 2015 before SKAT starts reforming. Let them take their time - we need the IJTs for more important things

dnivas · Post by **dnivas** » 15 Feb 2011 02:21

kedar.karmarkar wrote:Just got back home today morning - after changing aircraft like one changes trains - Boeing 737 to Airbus A330-200, to Boeing 747-400..phew

Nice work, Praveen, Rahul, Vishal, and others.

Did some work in-flight - here are some of the offerings for a sneak preview..........for now.

Starting with the Tejas: Since the ADA/HAL folks fitted it with Smokewinders - went for some wide-angle shots that had some different smoke creations/angles in it, and couple of tight ones.

The very large watermarks takes away the beauty of the shot. Maybe a smaller more non obtrusive water mark would be better. Esp the image of those 2 plans in the background.

kedar.karmarkar · Post by **kedar.karmarkar** » 15 Feb 2011 04:20

I received a lot of email of similar nature - but - its just that in India - there is a lot of
lift-and-grab done by some publications which rise from the woods during the time of Aero
India. Its just to protect my stuff against these guys.

I am moving my stuff to my regular smugmug site - where it is better protected. You can watch the pics without the watermarks below -

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011

ManjaM · Post by **ManjaM** » 15 Feb 2011 04:22

Verve Magazine got a nice photo shoot with some sundari named Preeti Dutta on the tarmac. Base commander also came by to inspect the proceedings.

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 15 Feb 2011 06:05

Brilliant stuff as usual Kedar.. Some amazing pictures of the Tejas.

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 15 Feb 2011 06:22

Kedar, brilliant pics as usual from you. A word of caution though, it is possible to copy and save images off smugmug as well.

disha · Post by **disha** » 15 Feb 2011 06:33

kedar.karmarkar wrote:I am moving my stuff to my regular smugmug site - where it is better protected. You can watch the pics without the watermarks below -

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011

As usual, beautiful photos. Thanks. You have to protect your photos from photo-chors and it is just par for the course to have some intrusive watermarks.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Feb 2011 06:34

kedar.karmarkar wrote:I received a lot of email of similar nature - but - its just that in India - there is a lot of
lift-and-grab done by some publications which rise from the woods during the time of Aero
India. Its just to protect my stuff against these guys.

I am moving my stuff to my regular smugmug site - where it is better protected. You can watch the pics without the watermarks below -

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011

Loved this one
http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... vebD-X2-LB

kedar.karmarkar · Post by **kedar.karmarkar** » 15 Feb 2011 07:06

Thanx much, folks. One can only go so far - there are always "workarounds"

Something is better than nothing

Keep browsing - since I will be putting more stuff as and when I get things out the door

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Feb 2011 07:12

Thanks Kedar - I really do appreciate your sense of sharing works of art. It seems such a shame when some people release tame and boring pictures and reserve better ones for media who then hold a copyright over the images.

pyogi · Post by **pyogi** » 15 Feb 2011 07:17

kedar.karmarkar wrote:I received a lot of email of similar nature - but - its just that in India - there is a lot of
lift-and-grab done by some publications which rise from the woods during the time of Aero
India. Its just to protect my stuff against these guys.

I am moving my stuff to my regular smugmug site - where it is better protected. You can watch the pics without the watermarks below -

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011

Hey Kedar! awesome stuff you got there I have to admit 2 things I need to follow your photo stream closely and learn

& i need a serious upgrade.
Cheers!
Praveen

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 15 Feb 2011 07:58

Just how good is this?

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... 3923_vJuQo

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Feb 2011 08:25

Sriman wrote:Just how good is this?

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... 3923_vJuQo

Well this gets my vote as the TFTA-est of SDRE images
http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... JuQo-X2-LB

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 15 Feb 2011 08:35

that one's my favourite shot. great skills kedar !

Avinandan · Post by **Avinandan** » 15 Feb 2011 10:12

Is there any word from IAI guys regarding the NRUAV (unmanned chetak) ? They seem to be focussed on the new Panther series UAV.
There is news regarding unmanned Dhruv now.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... dhruv.html

viktor · Post by **viktor** » 15 Feb 2011 10:48

Talked to IAI VP Yair Ramati during AI 2011. He was pretty tight lipped about their dealings in India and joint-development stuff. But he was pretty happy to talk about Panther tilt-rotor UAV. He told us that they had designed it specifically for tactical ops at battalion level and would be good in border patrol and intelligence gathering operations for border security forces. No word about pitching it to the forces. When asked about offer to para-military forces, he was evasive.

kedar.karmarkar · Post by **kedar.karmarkar** » 15 Feb 2011 11:45

Thanx much, Shiv sirji, Rahul M, disha, sriman, Pravin, and Nachiketa.

I have uploaded the complete set of pics on smugmug - same link as before, more pages and pics though.

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... 3829_sucwu

Hope this is eye-candy for everyone

Hiten · Post by **Hiten** » 15 Feb 2011 11:59

awesome pics of aircrafts & choppers being posted - thanks a lot to all contributors

but nobody took pics of iCandies of,...errr....emmm the human kind that adorn the aircrafts & stalls? :p

srai · Post by **srai** » 15 Feb 2011 12:13

kedar.karmarkar wrote:Thanx much, Shiv sirji, Rahul M, disha, sriman, Pravin, and Nachiketa.

I have uploaded the complete set of pics on smugmug - same link as before, more pages and pics though.

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... 3829_sucwu

Hope this is eye-candy for everyone

Your photos are one of the best I have seen ever! Simply brilliant!!!

Thank you for sharing your work (bow)!

Kapil · Post by **Kapil** » 15 Feb 2011 17:57

Kedar-- awesome work!

Guys, I have been hanging around with Kedar for his last 3 photo trips.Its an education.

My people albums are here:Will add more

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/Aer ... il/people/

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Feb 2011 18:17

Kapil wrote:
Kedar-- awesome work!

Guys, I have been hanging around with Kedar for his last 3 photo trips.Its an education.

My people albums are here:Will add more

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/Aer ... il/people/

Thanks Kaps - not too many people putting up albums on BR this time. Do people know that they can have albums on BR?

rgsrini · Post by **rgsrini** » 15 Feb 2011 19:38

Awesome stuff Kedar!!!

http://kedar.smugmug.com/AeroIndia2011/ ... 1482_H8qvK

I don't know if it is the angle or the powerful zoom in this picture... It feels as if I am flying right next to it especially when I see it in full screen. I love the fact that the paints are chipped as it make the image that much more interesting...

For me, this is the best one of the lot.

Fantastic stuff!!!
Thanks.