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Dileep

USN Carriers have four wires IIRC, and pilots aim (rather, the guidance system makes them to aim) to hit the second wire.

CSIO has successfully developed the optical landing system. I have seen the demo myself. Not sure of its future/deployment status.

Dileep

The possibility of 'cable snap' is drilled into the USN sailors manning the carrier deck, and it featured prominently in the TV program (forgot the name) to such extent that it got 'drilled into' my head too. When we made a test system for torpedo guidance cable, I had to slap the designers to build...

Dileep

Colleagues of Mao Sir are at three star ranks now, and he retired as Commodore. Somehow, ADA folk didn't like him, while folk like Nambiar Sir had good rapport. The arrester cable is strung some 4-6 inches above deck, and the well used ones have many nicks and kinks due to the tyres slamming them on...

Dileep

this yindoo bania don't want his tax money wasted to take back the cancer that was once surgically removed. Aren't you a steak loving mallu? BTW PoK will provide direct access to Afghanistan and beyond. I know the terrain is very treacherous, but let L&T guys worry about that. Right now we are ...

Dileep

All these talk about taking PORK back is to give the Pakis an exit route, something similar to the Yuck Chager argument of "Pak won 1971 war because Yindia didn't take Isloo onlee". We keep the "Get PORK" stance active long enough to let that be the new status quo, and let the Pa...

Dileep

The X axis is indeed Hour:Minute in UTC. Multiple indicators show this. 1. It says UTC and the time actually matches. 2. Rough braking and fine braking are marked, and the time gap between them matches. 3. Look at the initial part of the graph and see the acceleration. around 1000 m/s in 13 minutes....

Dileep

For all we chair scientists analyzing DSN reports, the guys may already know exactly what happened. One of the most uncomfortable processes in this line of work is to sit through the RCA sessions. We (the tech team) already know what obviously happened, but still have to go through the 'neti, neti' ...

Dileep

BTW, Happy Onam to all! King Maveli did visit moon to the ailing munna for sure.

Dileep

Remember the story of "pilot and dog"? I think most of the folk sitting there are the ones responsible for the individual functions/modules, sitting there watching like a bunch of parents on the sidelines of kids league. Those are simply ringside seats with full visibility to all data (unl...

Dileep

UB, They are using hypergolic liquid fuel and can be precisely metered by a valve. I think the current draw is monitored to give status. But recall it takes > 2 minutes for signals to go back and forth Control software shouldnt use fuel consumption based thust estimation, but by directly measuring ...

Dileep

Slightly OT, but we had a few occasions of senior retired ISRO scientists working with/for us. The attention to details, the deep probing and the tenacity drilled into those bright minds is extraordinary (from POV of us engg service folk). The only problem was, we couldn't get anything done to OUR s...

Dileep

We should have phased out 2000 and 500 and not create 200. I honestly believed that it was the intention after Demo, but apparently BJP as a political party also need to win votes, buy seats and consequently the capability to handle 'suitcases'. Why we do not have holograms (except the security thre...

Dileep

Ordered two hard copies. One for self and one as a surprise gift to my son's friend who wants to get to NDA.

Dileep

What I can safely say is that Rafale's radar ain't 'your grandad's radar'. The mighty Bars have brutal power, but that pretty much it. This one can do a lot more.

Dileep

Jays, what I am told is that they were told by the powers that be that the FSED is sanctioned, and don't wait for the paperwork and start cracking. And cracking they are. We never talk actual numbers, so can't say if it is the 800Cr etc. Also, MWF seems to be "not invented here". It is sti...

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And yeah.. It works only if it goes to 'hungry people' who want to climb up on top of it, and reach out further. Obviously, DPSUs don't. People often talk about 'crown jewels', 'secret sauce' etc. But please realize that it takes much more than 'jewels' to make a crown, and 'sauce' to make a dish of...

Dileep

My comment on 'screwdrivergiri' is based on first hand experience for almost three decades. The DPSUs didn't do what we routinely do. What to do onlee!! Hiring experienced people doesn't work as well. When you do screwdrivergiri, EVERYONE involved gets immersed in the stuff, and a lot of collective ...

Dileep

Karan/dileep sir, with the intent to learn something more from what has been discussed, i would like to ask you the questions that have been answered many times before 1. what if Indian govt spends that much money for design/building/furthering existing programs, Aura, Ghatak? yes MK2/AMCA would ge...

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The "ToT" for Rafale is much better than the screwdrivergiri HAL did all these decades. It goes to the hungry pvt sector folk (like yours truly) and we are the proverbial folk who stick a spade where gap for a needle is permitted. Since we can't disclose sensitive (both military and busine...

Dileep

Opening an old issue we discussed. I saw the 'gunfire vibration' spec of 'another single engine fighter' and the requirement is remarkably lower. I know the spec heavily depend upon the location of installation, and I am sure the locations are different.

Still....

Dileep

Those who complain about 'Maloos' not liking 'Naarth Indians' should tell the 'Naarth Indians' to be the same with 'Madrasi's. There will always be some disagreement/friction among people living together. KL can never be like Kashmir. Here are why: 1. We do not get to freeload. 2. We do not get to e...

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There are no 'wild boars' there. Those are domestic pigs gone feral. They had been a feature there for decades. Nice snacks for the lord's pets (aka Tigers). Maybe the number went up since predators left the area or something. I was planning to go this time, but the family vetoed it due to the recen...

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No. These were the XXX Technologies type small companies started by tech savy individuals. But the XXL DPSU and YYY-XXL subsidiaries are no different. Of course they do the type tests and HASS procedure properly. But nothing on the 'assurance' side. This attitude is normal in the 'desi jugad' way of...

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User Muns who created india-aware took it over. I am still helping them to work the ropes.

It is going to be there for the foreseeable future.

Dileep

These spam thread creators are bots, so there is no point in replying. And bots have become very smart. At BGR, I set a 'question and answer' check which prevented bots for some time. Then, google started understanding hindi words typed in roman alphabets, so bots started finding the answer. I chang...

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I visited two of the leading avionics mfrs that supply LRUs to various aircraft programs including Tejas, Su-30, Helos and Trainers. A few musings: 1. The only quality system is the AS9100 accreditation certificates hanging in the lobby and the "FOD Awareness Area" signs. Product is built ...

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Nachiket, the forum sw does allow mass delete. We had problem at BGR after the new crew joined, and I had to figure out how to do it. Prune Users -> Find a Member. Use the filter fields to narrow down the list. Then use the checkboxes to select multiple users. Then click "Select Marked" bu...

Dileep

Good call Ramana. We will see what can be done. Maybe we can deploy an app or something.

Dileep

Ramana, the 'rain prediction' need to be, like 200 +/-50 mm in next 24 hours, which was possible by the US Met in early 2000s (when I was living in an area where one inch rain will close interstates, as the joke goes). Widespread rain gauges are more important to get actual water input data.

Dileep

ramana wrote:Yes, a bhakt can't be a god!!!

Well.. Sankara, the 'jagath guru' taught the opposite na?

Dileep

The current flood kind of validates the govt stance that 'dam opening' was not exactly the only problem of last years flood. This time the dams were practically empty. The big ones are still only half full. Still we had serious floods and landslides. Last year, I kind of lost focus, since we had wid...

Dileep

Apologies. It was a specific question directed at the Mongol about the flood predictor tool. Being a big fan, the subconscious makes me talk like him onlee.

Dileep

Corrected the map. We can't have paki name on BRF! Source attributed to mapsofindia. Posted under fair use principle onlee.

Dileep

Corrected the map. We can't have paki name on BRF! Source attributed to mapsofindia. Posted under fair use principle onlee.

Dileep

Watching Shri Namgyal brought into my mind two mallu quips, translated as follows:

1. This IS MP. An MP should be this.
2. It is when I see this guy that I feel to chuck my own MP into the well.

What a guy!!

Dileep

No. The (big) dams are practically empty. The smaller ones downstream are filled up and some opened. The rain seems to be more in the foothills and midlands this time. Last time it went further up and dumped beyond the big dams. Too bad we don't have the predictor up and running. Can we get at least...

Dileep

Nice doodle. Is that part of the book?

Dileep

I have no idea on the procedural formalities, but the aircraft makers, both Dassault and LM, mentioned that there is a bid going on. The former source is very reliable. The latter is like "oh.. we too are in that"

Dileep

I reported what he told me. The glass on the simulator looks like the same as the F35 I see in images. The software seems to be dummy, just like the MWF software demoed at AI19. The glass did have buttons corresponding to the ICP, and he said those will be removed, since the pilots wanted to have th...

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Northrop Grumman guy talked about the radar. I mentioned that 'we build your competition', and he indirectly indicated that he knows what level we do, and they plan to do similar level of 'make in india' for theirs too. Which means the RF magic will still come in sealed units, but the Indian side wi...

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