Manish_P wrote:Good to see @Austin back on the forum!

Thanks Manish , Hope you and your family are fine and safe in Mumbai , I dont stay much far from where you do, Stay Safe.
Due to personal commitment dont have much time now to post on board often but would do it as an when possible.
John wrote:Austin wrote:Dr Pathak confirm that Brahmos-NG both Mig-29 and Tejas can carry 2 each and NG speed will be M 3.5
Yes I agree but it doesn't discuss this configuration for takeoff from ski jump (especially with plans for 3rd carrier with cats look unlikely). I doubt Navy would drop $$ for Air launched NG if it cannot support that.
Plus let's not get a head of ourselves let's wait for this thing to move into testing It is still well over decade away from induction. Previous claims about Flankers being able to carry 3 Brahmos-A and also Mig-29 being capable to carry of them turned out to be false.
Brahmos Corp did not make any official claim that Mig-29 could ever carry Brahmos-A if you know of any interview with brahmos chief stating that share the same as I have not seen them ever doing that.
As far as 3 versus 1 configuration for MKI with Brahmos-A , They figured out that though 3 Brahmos-A would be possible for MKI but in that configuration it would stress the airframe and reduce its life so they opted for 1 configuration in centerline
Take Off from Ski Jump is not an issue for either the 29K or Tejas with Brahmos-NG and it is easy to see why Dr Pathak says that.
Brahmos-NG has a diameter of 0.5 m while Kh-35 has a diameter of 0.42 m , You can see the space available for when Kh-35 is attached to the HP of 29K the much bigger Drop Tank in the side still has enough space from the ground while the centerline drop tank which is much bigger and quite low still has enough space to take off from the carrier.
The same should go for Tejas , Dr Pathak wont make comment on things he is not aware off
