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Indranil

@ But is LCA a air-superiority fighter?! I would hazard a guess and say no. Its basic aerodynamic configuration doesn't suggest so. If not, then lets wait till its role is properly defined. I am strongly with the article that Shiv posted. 3 multirole fighter can't replace 3 fighters, each one of wh...

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Fair enough - but looking at pictures of this prototype it appears to me that they have not even fitted the thick bulletproof glass on the cockpit that I would expect in a combat helicopter - I am expecting that will change. And all those munitions are of no use if the nose mounted designator is a ...

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Gilles, though for a different thread, I don't understand the inference that I should draw from your post. You seem to be insinuating the US of its post Cold War doctrines. But how does it relate to us? Why should we care? Ok, in more simple terms. US-Russia collaboration: Why not ? They are no lon...

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putnanja wrote:I remember couple of people mentioning here that the full flight envelope has been opened for LCA. That would mean the designed AoA of 25 degrees, max G of 9G and max speed of 1.6mach at designed altitude, and max altitude of 15kms has been tested, right?

25 degrees, is it?!

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@Ravi all I can know is that Tejas had established a 18 degree rate of turn and the IAF wanted atleast 22 degrees. We can infer from open literature that this 22 degrees has been achieved! The article pointed out by Shiv puts rate of turn in a good perspective. That critical balance between the ener...

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Gilles, though for a different thread, I don't understand the inference that I should draw from your post. You seem to be insinuating the US of its post Cold War doctrines. But how does it relate to us? Why should we care? If for anything, we should take a lesson out of it, i.e. to learn to adapt ac...

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shiv wrote:
http://rapidshare.com/files/377207669/c ... impler.pdf

Wonderful read! thanks Shiv!

Indranil

Russia, U.S. mull joint production of An-124 transport planes I have been to the Everett plant 6 times now (only twice inside the perimeter). Never had the luck to see an AN-124! :( The dreamlifters are almost always there! But it is an interesting development! US has so many C-5s that it is junkin...

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Manish_P wrote:Read this very interesting post on DACT.. cautioning about keeping things in proper perspective

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showpost ... tcount=609

Thanks Manish. Awesome read!

Indranil

Shiv, I think we are not discussing the same things here. All I am saying is that having more rounds doesn't mean that the soldiers are trained more lavishly or that a US soldier is more reckless or can't differentiate between a video game and a real war. You and me know that in a 100 round burst, t...

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IMHO, it seems logical that the replacement for the 76 (when they retire) will be the 476 or the 76-MFs (logistically and cost wise). Alas, none of them is wider than the candid. An-70 though more expensive is considerably wider and that's what the Chinese are modifying. Their turbofan totting An-70...

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Shiv ji, which defense organization will train its pilots to be less careful about the ammunition just because they have more at hand. It is all too common knowledge that shooting continuously deteriorates the accuracy of the shots considerably, more so from an attack heli! I can't imagine any force...

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@GWelch: Sir, I am pretty sure you know that the cockpit up-gradation is not going to be that difficult a task! @Rahulda: the pear shape (for low and wide cargo) as I had myself marked out earlier, would not need changes to the wing joint. But if you have to widen the circular body, you would have w...

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^^^ Gilles sir. Of all people, I think that you know that the Beluga and the Dreamliner have no widening at wing joint! In fact they have almost zero change to the lower part of their respective aircrafts they were designed out of!!! None of them were designed for carrying heavier payloads. They wer...

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Rahul da I agree with everything you say, except this: a cargo compartment that is ~ 20% wider would do. that does not call for a very major restructuring Leave everything else, just think of the cross section of plane at the wing join. There will be a requirement for major changes there as the wing...

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If the MiG35 wins the competition it will be because it has beaten out other competition to win. There will be no reason to complain about why it was selected . The competition is clear for all to see. What competition has the C17 beaten ? Man-o-man, COMPETITION AGAINST WHOM?!! Do some research and...

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New features of SU-35BM which should be incorporated in the new and upgraded SU-35MKI to make it mean machine. 1. High performance ECM Jammer like KNIRTI SAP-14 Support Jammer ECM on SU-35BM or SU-34 Fullback or AN/ALQ-218 Tactical Jamming Receiver on EA-18G 2. AESA Radar (though not present in SU-...

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X-posting from Indian mil. aviation thread. IAF’s C-130 Aircraft Trials Soon http://www.bharatrakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12852 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India Have to hand it to the Americans for the timeliness. Even the P8i-s seem to be on schedule. No cost escalations, nothing. Just a clean...

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IAF’s C-130 Aircraft Trials Soon http://www.bharatrakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12852 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India Have to hand it to the Americans for the timeliness. Even the P8i-s seem to be on schedule. No cost escalations, nothing. Just a clean deal and timely supply! It is such a refres...

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Guys, stop this unnecessary argument unless you want Bredators with Hellfires on your tail. Absolutely, why not! I agree with what Kartik says. The standard of posts in BRF seems to have gone down in the last 3-4 years. Why don't the seniors pan out messages which are too biased, misinformed, not s...

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Palash, I am trying to understand your proposition better though I should say before hand that I dont see much sense in your argument yet! It will be great if you could answer a few basic questions. I hope the answers will make me change sides or convince you to change sides Are you speaking for ind...

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What ever the end of the MMRCA saga may be, one fact comes out. The IAF has had a good dekko at all frontline fighter aircraft really nicely - Chaaro Dhaam ki yatra, Kashmir se kanyakumari tak - ulta taang ke chek kar liya hai :lol: Everything from Radar capabilities, to MTOW to sensors etc will be...

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But the fact that C-17 CAN'T carry the M1s is a little far fetched. I never wrote or insinuated such a thing. I don't take drugs and don't ever get drunk. I never meant to disregard your thoughts/info. In fact, I am an avid admirer of your knowledge on C-17s. My post was not strictly in response to...

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That picture is of a Leopard 1. It weighs only 45 tonnes. They arrived in Afghanistan inside C-17s. When the crews inside began to faint from heat stroke because they had no air conditioning and heat producing hydraulic turrets, Canada fast tracked the purchase of 65 tonne Leopard IIs. And those we...

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Some more testimonials:

An RAAF officer speaks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eXpp9U- ... re=related

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Canadians have Leopard II in Afghanistan. They arrived by leased An-124s. The Danes also sent Leopard II tanks to Afghanistan. They also arrived by leased An-124s. The British have operated the C-17 since 2000. 10 years now. They have yet to carry a single tank in any of them. Coincidence ? If you ...

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Shiv, thanks for quoting ldev. Though I am not completely surprised, I really learnt something new. I will follow up on learning about the same! I understand and share your concern in general. But let our engineers/scientists at least try to crack those technologies! At least there is a hope that we...

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In world war 2 movies aircraft would linger over targets long enough to "send in reinforcements". In modern day combat aircraft can circle a target reqion only in the presence of absolute air superiority (US over Iraq/Afghanistan). In all other cases an "attack" is a quick in an...

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In an era when aircraft are rotated 90 degrees or more in tenths of a second while maneuvering the ejection of a missile in "under a second" may well be a lifetime in close combat. Nobody fires while one roles at maximum rate. Such maneuvers are used only shake off your tail. you would ro...

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This is exactly what I was about to type. till I read this post. Thanks Rahul da! SAMs are NOT the silver bullet for countering stealth aircraft, however better they might be on a purely system to system comparison, it is not possible to cover the entire airspace. a robust AD environment would have ...

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to put it in a nutshell, the assertion that HAL/ADA/IAF is blindly aping whatever the US is doing or that they are not leveraging existing tech available in the country is an out and out strawman that has no legs to stand upon. arguing for the sake of it with not a care for the real world does noth...

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Firstly, let me answer the good question of having a big IRST and having a slung RADAR. how will you power this RADAR? your TWR will suffer hugely if you go for this design, as it will be not just weight, but a huge user of the energy which obviously has to come from the engine! Second all of you wh...

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Just curious and this is with reference to the great advantages of stealth/internal weapons as well as TV maneuvering. It was stated that the MKI with its fancy maneuvers could snap up into an odd position and fire off a missile at a chasing aircraft. Butthat is fine for the MKI with weapons slung ...

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Looking at the plane from the side and the bottom, I don't feel that the inside lower quarter of the blades are going to be hidden. They would be using the radar blocker! Can anybody else see/know any other way of hiding the blades? You cans see an S-duct or at least a partial S-duct from the botto...

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Where is the sweet spot if any, what is the purpose, Indian aircraft in same slot? Special capability? What? You are right, an overlap is possible! But MCA will give us the know-how to come up with our solution in that bracket and grow from there! If we stop at LCA, we will only grow from the LCA-l...

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What a meaty and broad fuselage! Should have enormous lift!

Looking at the plane from the side and the bottom, I don't feel that the inside lower quarter of the blades are going to be hidden. They would be using the radar blocker! Can anybody else see/know any other way of hiding the blades?

Indranil

Sanku wrote:
Oh I agree, thats why I said India can do both LCA and MCA. But no unobtamiums in the project plan.

I guess we are on the same page now

Indranil

I'm bringing the USAF as an example because since we're so keen on following the US as a benchmark, why not look at everything the US does. Why are we hell bent on proving that we are emulating the US. The US is ahead of us technology wise! There are proper reasons why technology grows in a certain...

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NO MCA till we have a 100% Indian LCA. If you want to improve, improve that first. (BTW I think India can do both LCA and MCA) its just that we are jumping too much. But getting a plane from the drawing board to IOC is a long pipeline! Ofcourse there are revisions, but they don't need the entire wo...

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In that case can you tell us what the role of the MCA is such that the PakFa, LCA, and MMRCA cannot accomplish operationally? Why is a middle plane needed? If we look at the USAF, they only have a light/heavy combination for fighters. Why do we presume that we know everything here. Hell, most of us...

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