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by grip
15 May 2009 01:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 3916
Views: 613842

Re: Indian IT Industry

I had my doubts on the Netbooks and Linux. Netbooks are currently having 30% return rates. My hunch, as stated before, is that people have very high expectations of them. They are NOT laptops. The thing is, users always want more. And Netbooks cater to the minimum. Netbook limits in performance are ...
by grip
26 Feb 2004 17:23
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: Asian Aerospace 2004
Replies: 93
Views: 74173

Re: Asian Aerospace 2004

e Indian government has now confirmed an order for 318 of the 1,000-shp TM333-2B2 The Indian government has now confirmed an order for 318 of the 1,000-shp TM333-2B2 turboshaft for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.’s new Dhruv twin-engine helicopter and an undisclosed number of the -2M2 version to re- eng...
by grip
12 Nov 2003 13:24
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 163359

Re: Kargil Revisited

Excerpts from LOC:Kargil Story on Rediff. "Yeh **** ko baahar nikal kar phenkna hai, [We must throw these **** out]," yells Dutt to his fellow soldiers. "Aagewalon ko peechewale sambhalenge, aur hum sab ko uparwala sambhalega. [The soldiers ahead can count on us for support. God is wi...
by grip
17 Jun 2003 11:26
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: Dhruv at Paris Air Show: Report
Replies: 47
Views: 40560

Re: Dhruv at Paris Air Show: Report

Wonderful report Amar!! Helicopterrific!!!

There also seems to be a video section for the Paris Air show in the Janes site. I hope the video of the ALH appears too.
by grip
12 May 2003 22:42
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: LCA is Named Tejas!!!
Replies: 319
Views: 115780

Re: LCA is Named Tejas!!!

I have a few questions on the Kaveri engine and its integration with the Tejas. We have completely different envionments - from Rajasthan to Himachal Pradesh to Kerala. Will the engine be tested for performance issues in such extreme environments. In the recent war with Iraq , US aircraft and helos ...
by grip
11 May 2003 14:48
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: LCA is Named Tejas!!!
Replies: 319
Views: 115780

Re: LCA is Named Tejas!!!

The article in Hindustan Times by Vishal Thapar on the Tejas dated May 4,2003 has made quite a stir on the web. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_246299,0008.htm] Not only did I find many responses on forums on how blatantly ignorant the author was, I did also find some responses in the media ...
by grip
07 May 2003 16:26
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: LCA is Named Tejas!!!
Replies: 319
Views: 115780

Re: LCA is Named Tejas!!!

allo junta First post here. Ive always thought the tejas doesnt have the killer-machine look. NOT ANYMORE . Pl take anticipatory bail if you wanna 'lift' this awesome pic from nic archives ;) Dated: 4th May 03 http://pib.nic.in/archieve/phtgalry/pgyr2003/pg052003/pg04may2003/h040520032.jpg