And 130 of them can start coming from next year when HAL completes producing last of SU30MKI
JayS wrote:Thats pitot tube alright.
Apart from camera pods (one can make out cameras also there), EFT on centerline and something under right intake where one would expect LDP, but it looks bigger than I expected LDP would be. Difficult to see what it it. Quite dark and low quality in that region. Definitely drop test. All 4 mid and inboard pylons were loaded may be.
PS- just checked FB. So its LSP7. I cant see shit other that this. Someones chappals/shoes are there it seems near the ladder, a man walking by and a tractor. But we are obviously not talking about this stuff right..?
PPS: Looking at the pylons the inboard ones where carring EFTs it seems.
JayS wrote:^^ Thanks a lot for that. I did the same on my laptop after I posted that. I don't see more than what I have already described.
shiv wrote:JayS wrote:^^ Thanks a lot for that. I did the same on my laptop after I posted that. I don't see more than what I have already described.
What is that rigid cylinder with a conical red tip having a little hole in the centre, looking like an ahem seen to the right of the centerline tank? Is it an SPJ. It's probably not a gun pod
deejay wrote:
Great job Sir. Tweeted.
Indranil wrote:Don't you guys find something interesting in the inboard and midboard pylons? What has not been tested before?
The Air Force is set to put in firm orders for 83 Tejas IA next month. But the pace of production is a damper and a matter of concern.
“It is like comparing a two-stroke 100 CC motorcycle, no matter how good it is, to a two-stroke Harley,” a source said.
Interestingly, the IAF projections till 2042 take into account Tejas Mark 2, which is supposed to an aircraft of a superior level comparable to Gripen and F16, indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and foreign single-engine fighter aircraft.
ramana wrote:That source is on something really potent for there is no two stroke Harley ever in it's history.
I know my Harleys.
ramana wrote:That source is on something really potent for there is no two stroke Harley ever in it's history.
I know my Harleys.
Rakesh wrote:By staying silent "officially" on the bad press of the Tejas, the IAF is not helping the bird.
ramana wrote:That source is on something really potent for there is no two stroke Harley ever in it's history.
I know my Harleys.
JayS wrote:Why exactly ADA is putting time and efforts in testing various configs when thry really should focus on getting IFR, BVR trials done and wrap up FOC..? Once thats done the SOP gets frozen and HAL is free to start metal cutting. What exactly is forcing ADA to go for the work which can be done post FOC..? Has IAF asked for all permutations and combinations of weapons before FOC...? I really wonder when FOC is pending why team Tejas is working on such stuff which can be postponed until FOC. If gun trials can be post FOC so can the testing of add on weapons combinations.
SiddharthS wrote:No more white elephant Rafales please , it's going to be the worst decision IAF/GOI made in the 21st century unless of course it goes for the SEF. One hopes that the opposition keeps on harping about the Rafales so that the next round of import gets halted , giving GOI pause before going for the SEF import.
New Delhi: After the successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos cruise missile from the Sukhoi-30, ensuring a tactical advantage for the armed forces, work on 'BRAHMOS Light,' a lighter version of the missile that can be fired from the Tejas, the indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft that the Indian Air Force is acquiring, has begun.
The new version of the Brahmos will have a smaller engine. The warhead will be about the same but the weight of the missile will be considerably less. The lighter missile's range will be about the same: 300 km.
A senior defence official said it is "currently in the design stage, though initial consultations have been held." The missile is likely to be ready by 2019.
The Brahmos ('Brah' from Brahmaputra and 'Mos' from Moscow) is a missile jointly developed in the late Nineties.
Its speed makes interception difficult. As the Tejas is a lighter aircraft compared with to the Sukhoi-30 (about 1,000kg to 1,800 kg), a lighter missile becomes necessary. The IAF is looking at over 120 Tejas fighter aircraft in the future.
Kashi wrote:SiddharthS wrote:No more white elephant Rafales please , it's going to be the worst decision IAF/GOI made in the 21st century unless of course it goes for the SEF. One hopes that the opposition keeps on harping about the Rafales so that the next round of import gets halted , giving GOI pause before going for the SEF import.
Care to elaborate what you mean by that?
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