LCA Tejas Mk1 Picture Thread

[Khalsa]

I don't know I want Sp-16 camo as it is where it is with the primter ^^^
I want one ac just like that.

For ARBAAN Combat !!

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/HALHQBLR/status/1110092414222401536

HAL has produced 16th LCA of IOC Contract as per the target till March 31, 2019. The customer flights are expected soon.

SP13

SP14

SP15

SP16

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/newsiadn/status/1110079896351440896

[tsarkar]

[Mihaylo]

What is the bump in front of the tail for ?

[titash]

Some kind of air intake...perhaps for electronics cooling?

[suryag]

Apu intake

[saumitra_j]

That used to house houses a RAM air turbine

[Kartik]

CO of No.45, Group Captain Samarth "Danny" Dhankar in the cockpit. From AI-'19

Is that Elbit Dash ? Doesnt seem like it, which helmet is that ?

Nope, that is just a regular helmet, of the style worn by Mirage-2000 pilots. Basically a French helmet. Haven't seen DASH being used by any of the No.45 squadron pilots as yet.

[Indranil]

https://twitter.com/newsiadn/status/1110079896351440896

Reminds me of a jewel of a report.
Tejas grounded in Bhopal, AAI officials remain mum.
Indian Air Force's Tejas Fighter Grounded Due To Rain

[Kakarat]

https://twitter.com/newsiadn/status/1110079896351440896
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2fLxkSUgAA206r.jpg

Reminds me of a jewel of a report.
Tejas grounded in Bhopal, AAI officials remain mum.
Indian Air Force's Tejas Fighter Grounded Due To Rain

Remembered the same report as soon as I saw the pic

[Indranil]

Apu intake

LCA doesn't have an APU.

That used to house houses a RAM air turbine

LCA doesn't have a RAM air turbine.

It is used for the environment control unit. This air is mixed in careful measurement with the bleed air of the engine to provide cooling to the electronics and the cockpit. The rest of the bleed air is used to keep the engine bay cool and escapes through the small gap between the fuselage and the engine nozzle. You can see the gap between the fuselage along the upper half of the nozzle.

[Rahul M]

wonder if it lowers temperature of exhaust in any appreciable manner.

[JTull]

That bulge appeared around the time of the cold weather tests in Leh. I think it is intake for the gas turbine starter unit.

[SidSoma]

That bulge appeared around the time of the cold weather tests in Leh. I think it is intake for the gas turbine starter unit.

A Gas turbine starter unit is fed air from an external compressor and should not require an intake. Indranil's reply is most apt. Also this bulge discussion has been done to death. We have seen it change shape and size through the LSPs.

[Rahul M]

Nope, that is just a regular helmet, of the style worn by Mirage-2000 pilots. Basically a French helmet. Haven't seen DASH being used by any of the No.45 squadron pilots as yet.

https://youtu.be/qnQzQScFLi4?t=64
at 1:04, it looks like the DASH to me.

btw, the title is misleading, this is NOT in LIMA 2019, I have seen this video before.

[Indranil]

That bulge appeared around the time of the cold weather tests in Leh. I think it is intake for the gas turbine starter unit.

A Gas turbine starter unit is fed air from an external compressor and should not require an intake. Indranil's reply is most apt. Also this bulge discussion has been done to death. We have seen it change shape and size through the LSPs.

The intake of the gas turbine intake is on the underside of the aircraft. It is the rectangular opening between (and just aft of) the MLG doors.

That bulge appeared around the time of the cold weather tests in Leh. I think it is intake for the gas turbine starter unit.

The bulge appeared first on LSP 7. It was part of the drag reduction effort.

[Indranil]

wonder if it lowers temperature of exhaust in any appreciable manner.

Don't know. It is not the primary objective.

By the way, has there been an improvement in build quality, or what?

[MeshaVishwas]

The intake of the gas turbine intake is on the underside of the aircraft. It is the rectangular opening between (and just aft of) the MLG doors.

Is it this? I confused it for the Gasha!

[naird]

Nope, that is just a regular helmet, of the style worn by Mirage-2000 pilots. Basically a French helmet. Haven't seen DASH being used by any of the No.45 squadron pilots as yet.

https://youtu.be/qnQzQScFLi4?t=64
at 1:04, it looks like the DASH to me.


That indeed is Dash !

[Indranil]

The intake of the gas turbine intake is on the underside of the aircraft. It is the rectangular opening between (and just aft of) the MLG doors.

Is it this? I confused it for the Gasha!

No. that is the gun. It is the rectangular opening just underneath the watermark.

[JayS]

wonder if it lowers temperature of exhaust in any appreciable manner.

Don't know. It is not the primary objective.

By the way, has there been an improvement in build quality, or what?

Just a touch better and it would be as good as any western fighter. Its already very close to M2K. I have a few hires images of SP11. Do we have a gallary or something on BRF somewhere to upload..?

[Kartik]

Nope, that is just a regular helmet, of the style worn by Mirage-2000 pilots. Basically a French helmet. Haven't seen DASH being used by any of the No.45 squadron pilots as yet.

https://youtu.be/qnQzQScFLi4?t=64
at 1:04, it looks like the DASH to me.

btw, the title is misleading, this is NOT in LIMA 2019, I have seen this video before.

Thanks Rahul. Yes, that is indeed the DASH HMDS that Wing Cmdr Tolani was referring to. So some squadron pilots have the DASH, others seemingly don't.

[Kakarat]

I think the DASH would be supplied with the aircraft as part of the package and IAF pilots could be using it selectively to preserve its life

[JTull]

Copied from other thread.

#LIMA19: Preview of Tejas

[SaiK]

suggest edit the title of thread to be "LCA Tejas Mk1 Media Thread"

not the DDM wala media

[Kartik]

From LIMA 2019

[Rakesh]

[Rakesh]

[Atmavik]

I dont see any squadron insignia on the tejas. i did a quick google search and most IAF birds dont have any insignia as well, although the IN has it on the mig 29k. does anyone know the reason why IAF does not choose to have it?

[Rakesh]

They used to have it. I have seen all the MiG-2X series sporting squadron insignias. Even the Mirage 2000s and the early model Su-30s had them. Then Tipnis Grey came along and all squadron insignias went out the window.

[gaurav.p]

drool over the LEVCONs.

Source

[Kartik]

link

[Khalsa]

link

The present and immediate future of IAF.
Nice Piccy

[Picklu]

The present and immediate future of IAF.
Nice Piccy

Waiting for Rafale to join the photo op

[tsarkar]

Reminds me of a jewel of a report.
Tejas grounded in Bhopal, AAI officials remain mum.
Indian Air Force's Tejas Fighter Grounded Due To Rain

I have reminded on multiple occasions that particular aircraft at Bhopal (PV5/6) at that point of time did not have the all weather modifications retrofitted on it that were qualified on (LSP7/8) Writing from memory, exact details in CAG report that has vanished from CAG site.

Multiple test objects test multiple features and once those features are qualified, not all are retrofitted to all test objects in near real time.

[srai]

IFR
2 x R-73 CCM
2 x Derby BVRM
1 x Litening Pod

[srai]

[Aditya_V]

IFR
2 x R-73 CCM
2 x Derby BVRM
1 x Litening Pod

In this config what is the litening pod for, to act as IRST?

[srai]

^^^
Apparently it can