Bharat Rakshak

I have a noob question and hope someone could answer it. LCA mk1 is said to have a combat radius of 300km while the Gripen C's CR is said to be around 800km , with only internal fuel and no drop tanks. Both being almost equal in weight and internal fuel, why is LCA inefficient ? Sorry if this was a...

Gripen carries lesser fuel. That 800 Km combat radius is from a leaked swedish air force document and is for air to air load only. Most people confuse range (one-way) with combat radius (round-trip with some reserves for on-station/fight). Also, need to look at what payload, altitude, etc. were inv...

I have a noob question and hope someone could answer it. LCA mk1 is said to have a combat radius of 300km while the Gripen C's CR is said to be around 800km, with only internal fuel and no drop tanks. Both being almost equal in weight and internal fuel, why is LCA inefficient ? Sorry if this was ans...