Bharat Rakshak

SKAT has arrived at VOYK for AI-2017.
https://goo.gl/photos/vsXpggzpxo1AaUTC8 Some pics from their form up after take off before they head towards the airspace above VOYK for their performance.

How true is this report of deal for 24 A/C inked?? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 364875.cms
Tarmak just posted this link on FB.

Folks, Update on the ticket process. I had booked a business ticket through online. Went to the Sahakarnagar Branch today to collect the tickets. A dedicated kiosk was setup. Process for collecting the booked ticket. 1. Present the registration confirmation you got when you booked the ticket 2. Pres...

Folks, the aeroindia website has been updated with the following information 1. Tickets will be sold through select AXIS bank from 2nd Feb https://www.aeroindia.in/BranchName.pdf 2. 5 Aerobatic teams will perform on all days . IAF Sarang . Flying Bulls . Aero Super Batics .other two - unknown 3. Tho...

Besides which, I’m pretty sure that these 2 issues aren’t the only 2 issues delaying FOC. As mentioned earlier, no BVR missile trials nor internal gun firing trials have been carried out and as far as I’m aware, no spin trials either. But it’s convenient to lay the blame on the doors of a supplier ...

AK from Tarmak reporting that SP1 flew with a Hawk as chase a/c today. http://tarmak007.blogspot.in/
I did see a Tejas take off around 1.40PM following a unpainted Hawk. It could have been that

Was this posted earlier?

http://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/Satelli ... p_999.html

Latest news from ADA "First designated commanding officer of the IAF flies LCA Tejas LSP 8"

http://gallery.tejas.gov.in/Gallery/LSP ... &k=TggQGh3

Tarmaks FB page has the official invite and it says the flying display is from 9.30 to 9.50

Chaiwala news on IJT. Pardon me if this is already known 1. Designed Empty Weight ~ 3600kgs 2. Actual Empty Weight ~ 4500Kgs 3. ARDC working on weight shaving to bring the empty weight around 4000Kgs 4. Flight Trials with Stores (Equal on both wings)going on 5. Mixed Stores is next 6. Stall Flight ...

Chaiwala news on IJT. Pardon me if this is already known 1. Designed Empty Weight ~ 3600kgs 2. Actual Empty Weight ~ 4500Kgs 3. ARDC working on weight shaving to bring the empty weight around 4000Kgs Interesting. But shaving off 11% of weight is going to be very interesting 4. Flight Trials with St...

Kartik wrote:of July ? if true, then tumhaare mooh mae ghee shakkar !

Kartik. Yes it is July unless they find something else which needs a fix.

Chaiwala news on IJT. Pardon me if this is already known 1. Designed Empty Weight ~ 3600kgs 2. Actual Empty Weight ~ 4500Kgs 3. ARDC working on weight shaving to bring the empty weight around 4000Kgs 4. Flight Trials with Stores (Equal on both wings)going on 5. Mixed Stores is next 6. Stall Flight t...

Some chaiwala news on NP1. They are planning to have the next flight of it on the 29th.

Here is the link from isro site which give info on planned future missions Clicky

A few shots from me CLICKY

Varun

Folks...some amateur shots from today's flying display practice clicky

5 Dhruvs of the Sarang Team arriving just now.....Still in air while this post was being written....

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Looks like there has been some major modification again.....The air scoop at the tail root which was present in other lsps is not seen in this one.

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This article (http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD0755736) gives a pretty detailed report on HUD design considerations in general and this is dated back to the 70s

Bala Vignesh wrote:From Kundlahalli gate????

Yup..

Bala Vignesh wrote:Approach heading please??

It was heading west...

Just saw it come in for landing (~ 12.29PM). Chase a/c was a Hawk.

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Livefist is updated with more content but no image yet..
Looks like the bird will be back in another couple of minutes.

Deccan Herald website reporting that the naval variant took off at 9.55AM.

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The last news i heard from a chaiwala is that they are setting up the assembly line for IJT in Kanpur.

^^^^ It could also probably mean "Engine Ground Run"

I am not sure if someone has already posted this here earlier but anyways can someone confirm if this the cockpit of Tejas trainer?

http://aviacaogeral.com/wp-content/uplo ... as-03a.jpg

^^^^^^ I think I had seen somewhere on the net, the first design of the lift fan system had the doors opening sideways. This one has the huge door open to the front and to the incoming airstream (Concave end facing forwards). I know they would have taken all this into consideration but isnt it like ...

Singha wrote:what kind of ring - just a loop of wire or a more substantial concrete culvert type thing?

Looked more like a loop of wire, more than twice the dia of its rotor.

From the past two days a Dhruv has been making low level passes @ HAL Blore with a huge circular ring dangling below it. Has anyone else seen it. Does anyone know what it is?