LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
One of the things about "cold" is that air becomes more dense, unlike Leh where the altitude restricts that "advantage". In Bangalore - IIRC winter takeoffs allow shorter takeoffs than summer afternoons.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
I think this "cold start" is related to overcoming lubricants that tend to become very viscous as the temp declines and also machine parts that are not lubricated at start up due to the prolonged inactivity. The cranking power (mechanism) needed to overcome both of them is tested.
Also, with each start up the cranking capacity of the battery declines, which poses another challenge.
The cold fuel aspect that Victor alluded to is from a Canadian ref, where a "cold" fuel poses other challenges: ice formation over the wings that have fuel tanks, etc - that would not form ice if the fuel temps were higher. Also, to a much, much lesser extent, if the fuel has any moisture, the fuel line freezes - this normally does not happen now a days - due to fuel additives.
Also, with each start up the cranking capacity of the battery declines, which poses another challenge.
The cold fuel aspect that Victor alluded to is from a Canadian ref, where a "cold" fuel poses other challenges: ice formation over the wings that have fuel tanks, etc - that would not form ice if the fuel temps were higher. Also, to a much, much lesser extent, if the fuel has any moisture, the fuel line freezes - this normally does not happen now a days - due to fuel additives.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
ops requirement for mil fighter jet cold start is different from civilian jets. civilian jets can afford time to get to normal temp by preheating and running the engine as startup, parking in sun, take time to clean the wings, etc.. mil jets means ops require very little time to kick start and get going.
cold issues also include ice build ups in wheels, vents, tubes, cowlings and wings.. including cable contractions, .. no time to warm up games.
cold issues also include ice build ups in wheels, vents, tubes, cowlings and wings.. including cable contractions, .. no time to warm up games.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Correctoshiv wrote:One of the things about "cold" is that air becomes more dense, unlike Leh where the altitude restricts that "advantage". In Bangalore - IIRC winter takeoffs allow shorter takeoffs than summer afternoons.
Summers in Leh were alike to the racing pit. The ATC was in possession of some rather awesome information from Met.
Temperature (at time intervals), moisture, cloud cover. They would couple that with the army's fly out load requirements and basically the Ground Crew were leading missions where they were turning around the aircraft in matter of hours if it was to fly out with a load if any.
On a few occasions they exceeded the time or the temperature went up high too fast and the IL-76 would remain on ground rather then send them home to chandigarh with a few men inside.
Those Russian birds love the cold temperature but not the high altitude of Himalayas.
Watching Il-76 take off vs Airbus or Boeing vs the funniest ever.
The 76 would have its nose up at 60 % of the runway and then extremely slowly gain altitude vs
The Western Aircraft would use 99 % of the runway and then go up like a rocket.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
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at -40*F.
Lockheed’s Lightning II undergoes climate testing to prove it can fly under any conditions
at -40*F.
Lockheed’s Lightning II undergoes climate testing to prove it can fly under any conditions
The F-35 Lightning II above is getting blasted at the U.S. Air Force 96th Test Wing’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
For four months the aircraft has been subjected to conditions ranging from searing heat to temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit to make sure its systems continue to function in any kind of extreme weather it might encounter on a mission
Read more: http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/w ... z3QizX8Qnr
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
See the video here:SaiK wrote:http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com/ ... pscale.jpg
at -40*F.
Lockheed’s Lightning II undergoes climate testing to prove it can fly under any conditions
The F-35 Lightning II above is getting blasted at the U.S. Air Force 96th Test Wing’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
For four months the aircraft has been subjected to conditions ranging from searing heat to temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit to make sure its systems continue to function in any kind of extreme weather it might encounter on a mission
Read more: http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/w ... z3QizX8Qnr
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
nice video.. -65 to +165F is what it was put into. that is a test!
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
From where did you you get the '75 sec between starts' figure ?Victor wrote:
BTW, I'm not doubting anyone just because they are DRDO/HAL/ADA whatever. In my first post on this, I registered my doubts about this test involving the main engine partly because of language (ie. soaking in cold) but mostly because it didn't make sense to me (75 sec between starts). Unless more convincing facts become known, I still think the test was only of the JFS.
The press release doesnt mention it.
http://drdo.gov.in/drdo//English/dpi//p ... 012015.pdf
The tenor of your doubts makes one think that the folks who did the test and called it a technological achievement are just plain gassing.T Suvarna Raju, Chairman, HAL. wrote:The aircraft made three consecutive starts using indigenous gas turbine starter at - (minus)15 degrees with 85 per cent charged battery a few days ago. Prior to the start, the aircraft was cold soaked for 18-20 hours (even 42 hours on one occasion) outside the hangar in Leh and no heating source was used for starting”
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But maybe the engineers didnt know they were "only testing the JFS" ..
I wish you do get a chance to be near a jet which has just come back from a high altitude flight.Victor wrote:Ah, it is cold soaking. Just looked it up and it means the fuel is very cold. When a plane lands after a flight at high altitude, it is said to be cold soaked. The test LCA got cold soaked by merely being parked at high altitude.
Try placing a peck on the engine exhaust thinking "Ah, it has just returned from cold soaking flight. Its the same as being merely being parked at high altitude."
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Any news on NLCA and LCA SP-2 gurus.... I know these are supposed to fly before end of March. But for a change, it will be nice to see these planes flying before 31st March
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Hopefully its just a simple reading comprehension issue but I mentioned that cold soaking refers to the fuel getting cold, not the exhaust.nirav wrote: I wish you do get a chance to be near a jet which has just come back from a high altitude flight.
Try placing a peck on the engine exhaust thinking "Ah, it has just returned from cold soaking flight. Its the same as being merely being parked at high altitude."
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
from Aircraft Icing Training - Glossary(Nasa)Victor wrote:Hopefully its just a simple reading comprehension issue but I mentioned that cold soaking refers to the fuel getting cold, not the exhaust.
The wings of aircraft are said to be “cold-soaked” when they contain very cold fuel as a result of having just landed after a flight at high altitude or from having been re-fuelled with very cold fuel. Whenever precipitation falls on a cold-soaked aircraft when on the ground, clear icing may occur. Even in ambient temperatures between -2°C and +15°C, ice or frost can form in the presence of visible moisture or high humidity if the aircraft structure remains at 0°C or below. Clear ice is very difficult to be detected visually and may break loose during or after takeoff. The following factors contribute to cold-soaking: temperature and quantity of fuel in fuel cells, type and location of fuel cells, length of time at high altitude flights, temperature of re-fuelled fuel and time since re-fuelling.
That's the first definition that comes up in chacha and bing - maybe it would help if you read up a little more!
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
HAL chairman said that the LCA was "soaked" upto 42 hours max prior to the test.Victor wrote:Hopefully its just a simple reading comprehension issue but I mentioned that cold soaking refers to the fuel getting cold, not the exhaust.nirav wrote: I wish you do get a chance to be near a jet which has just come back from a high altitude flight.
Try placing a peck on the engine exhaust thinking "Ah, it has just returned from cold soaking flight. Its the same as being merely being parked at high altitude."
Pray tell which IAF fighter can do a high altitude flight for 42 hours
Also, if the test was just for the cold fuel ignition and the starter, im pretty sure there are a lot of industrial refrigeration facilities in India where they could cool the fuel and the starter to -15 degrees and test it ..
But DRDO/HAL have been saying all along, that it was a test of the LCA where the aircraft needed to be cold soaked for extended periods and tested if it can fire up without any external heating.
They managed to do it successfully.
I do think that there is a comprehension issue, as the only person casting doubts about the test and talking about 'cold fuel,just JFS and soaking=high altitude flight' is you.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
You win. I admit defeat.
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
From tarmak007 on twitter, NCLA-NP2 prototype MAY have first flight tomorrow
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 21m21 minutes ago
#BreakingNews FRRB clears NLCA #NP2 for maiden flight. Successfully clears HSTT today. #NP2 maiden flight LIKELY any time tomorrow.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Found a good video on Tejas. Apologies if posted earlier.
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
^^^ This video has been posted at least five times.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
putnanja wrote:From tarmak007 on twitter, NCLA-NP2 prototype MAY have first flight tomorrow
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 21m21 minutes ago
#BreakingNews FRRB clears NLCA #NP2 for maiden flight. Successfully clears HSTT today. #NP2 maiden flight LIKELY any time tomorrow.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Looking forward to it. Hopefully we'll soon have public info on improvements, such as in landing gear.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Its part of a series. Three are online..rest missing.indranilroy wrote:^^^ This video has been posted at least five times.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
The only reason I am not celebrating NLCA-2 is the loss of those umm- kick ass landing gears.JTull wrote:Looking forward to it. Hopefully we'll soon have public info on improvements, such as in landing gear.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Is this chaiwala information? I don't think we've seen a picture of NLCA-2 landing gear.disha wrote:The only reason I am not celebrating NLCA-2 is the loss of those umm- kick ass landing gears.JTull wrote:Looking forward to it. Hopefully we'll soon have public info on improvements, such as in landing gear.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Latest update from tarmak007 via Twitter:
#BreakingNews NLCA NP2 first flight LIKELY around 11 am today accompanied by Tejas PV5 fighter. @manoharparrikar @dpidrdo @ShivAroor
#BreakingNews NLCA NP2 first flight LIKELY around 11 am today accompanied by Tejas PV5 fighter. @manoharparrikar @dpidrdo @ShivAroor
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Livefist @livefist 2m2 minutes ago
While the LCA Navy NP1 was a twin-seat, the #LCANavyNP2 that's about to undertake its first flight is a single-seat type.
Livefist @livefist 5m5 minutes ago
Second prototype of India's first naval fighter, LCA Navy NP2, set for first flight in the next few minutes. On the flightline.
While the LCA Navy NP1 was a twin-seat, the #LCANavyNP2 that's about to undertake its first flight is a single-seat type.
Livefist @livefist 5m5 minutes ago
Second prototype of India's first naval fighter, LCA Navy NP2, set for first flight in the next few minutes. On the flightline.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 17m 17 minutes ago
#BreakingNews NLCA NP-2 ready for take-off. LSP-2 is the chase. @Onedotin @manoharparrikar @dpidrdo
Whats going on exactly who is going to be on chase ?
#BreakingNews NLCA NP-2 ready for take-off. LSP-2 is the chase. @Onedotin @manoharparrikar @dpidrdo
Whats going on exactly who is going to be on chase ?
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake 54s54 seconds ago
NLCA NP-2 airborne at 12:28 pm.
NLCA NP-2 airborne at 12:28 pm.
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
I saw it come in to land 5 mnts back
Lungi dance
NP 2 had the yellow primer
Lungi dance
NP 2 had the yellow primer
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Oh wow, thank you!Ajay Sharma wrote:I saw it come in to land 5 mnts back
Lungi dance
NP 2 had the yellow primer
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
This is great news. Love it.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
@writetake: #breakingNews NLCA NP2 lands after successful maiden flight. @OneIndiaAjay Sharma wrote:I saw it come in to land 5 mnts back
Lungi dance
NP 2 had the yellow primer
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
wow! Awesome! now we wait for pictures and video :
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
excellent !
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Good.
Now how do we get the IAF to order 500 jets to replace the MIGs by 2025. Followed by the industrial capacity to make those planes.
Now how do we get the IAF to order 500 jets to replace the MIGs by 2025. Followed by the industrial capacity to make those planes.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Good job HAL/ADA, keep it up
Congratulations to all involved in the project.
Congratulations to all involved in the project.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
#NLCA NP-2 on its maiden flight in Bangalore, piloted by Captain Shivnath Dahiya of NFTC. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
#NLCA NP-2 after its successful maiden flight in Bangalore. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
#NLCA Another pic of NP-2 during its maiden flight in Bangalore. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
#NLCA NP-2 on its maiden flight in Bangalore, piloted by Captain Shivnath Dahiya of NFTC. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
#NLCA NP-2 after its successful maiden flight in Bangalore. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
#NLCA Another pic of NP-2 during its maiden flight in Bangalore. @dpidrdo @manoharparrikar
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Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Great News.
Noob pooch, what are differences between NP1 & NP2?
Noob pooch, what are differences between NP1 & NP2?
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
It looks like they have taken the NP 1 and covered the back seat cockpit canopy with a black chart paper. Not good looking at all
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
^^^ This was known to all. It is similar to the Mig-29K in this respect. I can't say whether the LGs are different. But one obvious change is the louvres instead of the blow-in doors on the intake. Also there is a fairing for the gun. NP1 did not have it. The doral intake has been improved from the LSP 7 and LSP8. I like this new one better.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Anantha Krishnan M @writetake
Cheers Captain Shivnath Dahiya! A exclusive pic after today's #NLCA @NP2 maiden flight.
Cheers Captain Shivnath Dahiya! A exclusive pic after today's #NLCA @NP2 maiden flight.
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Hopefully in Mk2 this would be avoided.Pratyush wrote:It looks like they have taken the NP 1 and covered the back seat cockpit canopy with a black chart paper. Not good looking at all
Cheers to IN/ADA/HAL combined to make this happen!!!
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
best looking LCA ever