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by kuntal.saha
15 Jan 2011 15:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
Replies: 3952
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Re: Su-30: News and Discussion

if anyone wonders how the Su 30s got delivered initially by Ruslans... http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/flex297/Malaysia.jpg http://vayu-sena-aux.tripod.com/pix/su30mki_690.jpg just curious where do we get our sukhois knocked down kit delivered..?HAL aerodrome? if I am not wrong these 2 birds...
by kuntal.saha
09 Dec 2010 19:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010
Replies: 3205
Views: 889279

Re: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010

this deal is not about overall relation with Russia... this is about a single deal which needs to be looked in different prespective !! MIG35... going by recent experiences of NAVY is a bad taste (29K)... seems MIG corporation not Ruskis havent still figured out hydraulic failure issue which IAF is ...
by kuntal.saha
10 Nov 2010 18:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 919835

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

You are going by some flawed articles in media that we take chalta hai attitude in DRDO. They have begun from scratch every time. Once, they have mastered some things they seem to be churning out products. Avionics, Radar, Missiles of certain class etc. Some have been misses and some have been mid ...
by kuntal.saha
09 Nov 2010 17:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010
Replies: 3205
Views: 889279

Re: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010

I am pretty sure that F-18 beaing a carrier based AC has not faired well at all... Source? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet "The F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s" and users are US Navy and Marine Corps and not USAF :-? So what I intend to say is F...
by kuntal.saha
09 Nov 2010 13:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010
Replies: 3205
Views: 889279

Re: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010

Next theater of conflict for IAF will be high up in Himalayas... may be eastern side or western side... any input of how contenders performed in High Altitude trials?? If I am correct EF is in #1 spot for it... We cant just go and buy any AC... first we have to understand and identify our future the...
by kuntal.saha
08 Nov 2010 20:17
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010
Replies: 3205
Views: 889279

Re: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010

There is one more observation: LCA if you look closely is have quiet similarity of Jaguar and Mirage... which means the HAL/ADA guys has lot of experience in harnessing the design aspect of the EU versions. It will be be benificial in other aspects for our home grown aviations development. At presen...
by kuntal.saha
08 Nov 2010 19:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010
Replies: 3205
Views: 889279

Re: MRCA Discussion - October 2, 2010

My 2 cents here: MiG-29 - has a substancial servisebility issue, I remember guys in IAF discussing about the MiG - 23/27s which at any poing of time has a substancial grounded aircraft... and so does Mig-29 inherited that. Migs has inherent issue of servisebility because these are COLD climate aircr...