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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 8735715310

Video of cm fadnavis heli crash. Can anyone explain reason
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Singha wrote:https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 8735715310

Video of cm fadnavis heli crash. Can anyone explain reason
Looks like it hit the powerline --- with such level of dust... can't blame the pilot
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And lot of wind was there at take off.
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shiv wrote:
chola wrote:
Nope, the production patent buys of the Dauphin and Super Frelon are well documented.
Where is the documentation? Or at least a commentary by someone who has looked at it. Confident assertions should be easy to prove.
There appear to be some hints here
https://www.safran.cn/en/file/download/en_mag1.pdf
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ramana wrote:And lot of wind was there at take off.
The wind was rotorwash
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ramana wrote:And lot of wind was there at take off.
The wind appeared to be downwash. It seems to have hit a powerline - though I can't figure out why the helo did not gain altitude - Oh OK it gains altitude and then loses power and descends - there is also some rotation as might happen if a tail rotor is kaput
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I heard bhuj is 45c..latur is likely to be similar. Maybe the payload was too much for the derating of engine or it packed up under the strain. Could easily have been fatal due to power line and any fuel tank rupture

Helipads need to be concrete with adequate clear areas. Netas swooping into school playgrounds hastily prepared is not great.
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^^Must mention - that is an imported helicopter. I can only imagine the massive self flagellation on here and in the media if it had been a Dhruv. But now - not a chirp...
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The pilot mentioned in a news interview that there was issue with Engine as soon as he took off and he wanted to land immediately .....It seems 15 days back the same chopper had engine issue and had to be grounded for maintenance at short notice and CM had to do road travel through naxal area , The chopper is some 6 years old
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JayS, In LCH HAL has increased take off to 5.8T, so it can be taken that for Dhruv MTOW has been raised to 5.8T.

For naval version category Cat A performance i.e, safe take off with one engine operative with old engine was 5.3T which can be expected to be raised to 5.8T with Shakti engine.

If the MTOW is more than 6T then it is news but then empty weight also has to go up.
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Cosmo_R wrote:
shiv wrote: Where is the documentation? Or at least a commentary by someone who has looked at it. Confident assertions should be easy to prove.
There appear to be some hints here
https://www.safran.cn/en/file/download/en_mag1.pdf

Also more suggestions here:
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... e-helo-biz

It talks about history of Eurocopter's projects with Cheen in relations to the then new Z-11 and Z-15 projects. There is nothing that suggests any tension from breaches of contract like reverse engineering or modification.

I doubt we can find a printout of the chini-frenchi contract. I would probably need to search in Chinese or French. lol

Even if the chini reverse engineered the Z-9 and Z-8, the PRC received no punishment and in fact continues to enjoy more joint ventures with the Euros. It is the same way with the J-11/Sukhoi-27. PRC makes a ton of aircraft of many variants and still gets all the goodies of engines, JVs, etc. for new projects.

Whether it is contract negotiations or blatant copying (why the hell not do it of there is no punishment), there is something amiss when our institutions are straitjacketed after these screwdrivergiri arrangements and those of the PRC's allowed to run free with someone else's designs.
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I think they paid billions under table or in preferential civil projects to get the modding rights.
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Singha wrote:I think they paid billions under table or in preferential civil projects to get the modding rights.
That is the same as using leverage during negotiation.

We really should do the same. We have a billion-person market and fastest growing economy in the world to leverage for goodness' sakes. In the long term full TOT (meaning real ownership of the design) builds out your industrial base and create permanent skilled jobs.

It is the perfect case of "penny wise, pound foolish" to keep doing single-run subcontracting (it is not ToT when you are restricted on usage of the design) if it is because of expenditure.

Either go cheap and import fully assembled products or pay more for full control of the production patents. Screwing together pre-built components under restrictions to numbers, modification or even repair/overhaul is not transfer of technology. It is just subcontracting or transfer of workload. Whatever the f.ck the PRC is doing, I want for Bharat.

Because it makes no sense to me that even though we have 70% of the MKI localized (including engine) we cannot make anything else flankerwise with all the toolings and processes in place. Maybe national security and development is more important than adhering to some bullsh1t stipulations on paper, which as the PRC has shown, probably won't have much consequences if broken.

And the first thing I want is a dedicated engine-testbed variant of our Indi-Flanker. -- desi produced AL-31 in one nacelle, a test engine, say Kaveri, in the other :D
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HAL's RWRDC is revisiting a ALH Dhruv with surveillance radar for the Navy. The system will add approximately 80 kg to the empty weight. The radar will be mounted in the nose and have a primary role of searching for targets in SAR, ISAR & MTI classification modes. The secondary roles include weather avoidance and navigation mode with real beam mapping. Radar would have an useful angle of atleast ± 90° in Azimuth in the forward sector
with a maximum range in excess of 100 nm.

The helicopter will also have a 12.7 mm gun mounted in the cabin.

These copters are most likely going to be used for search and rescue and coast guard roles.
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Chola the user also has to be captive and interested ...
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chola wrote: It talks about history of Eurocopter's projects with Cheen in relations to the then new Z-11 and Z-15 projects. There is nothing that suggests any tension from breaches of contract like reverse engineering or modification.

I doubt we can find a printout of the chini-frenchi contract. I would probably need to search in Chinese or French. lol

Even if the chini reverse engineered the Z-9 and Z-8, the PRC received no punishment and in fact continues to enjoy more joint ventures with the Euros. It is the same way with the J-11/Sukhoi-27. PRC makes a ton of aircraft of many variants and still gets all the goodies of engines, JVs, etc. for new projects.
I don't disagree with the idea that copying should be done and blatantly, and there are other examples of the Chinese buying two examples of something like a reconnaissance pod with an intent to order 200 of them - having the supplier slobbering - followed by lack of orders after 2 were supplied and the appearance of copies 2-3 years later.

The consequence of copying is in failures and lack of reliability that we don't know about and the Chinese do not reveal. The only way to find out how reliable or unreliable a copy is - is simply to copy and see what happens. This has been essential for India in certain cases - as shown by what the BRDs do. But as far as I can tell - what happens with India is that if component X is unavailable from an OEM there are 20 other small companies abroad willing to offer the same component. So the incentive to set up a new line for components that are importable off the shelf is simply not there.

The example I quoted of Chinese ball-point pens using imported ball bearings is a case in point. Some non Chinese ball bearing manufacturer has been happy to supply the Chinese for decades while the Chinese discovered that their own reverse engineered ball bearings for pens were just not up to the mark. So the news now appears that the Chinese are going to set up a research unit to produce high quality ball bearings for ball-point pens and put the OEM out of business. The idea is good (for China) but it shows that reverse engineering is not as successful as it is made out to be - unless alternative suppliers supply quality parts. That is what China has surely been doing - importing quality component from high tech manufacturers for Grade A products and selling cheap unreliable "Grade B" products copied from the originals. As long as external suppliers exist this is feasible. The price China pays is the inability to break into real high tech markets for aircraft, radar etc - while B grade nations buy their knockoffs.

As I see it - the West and Russia sell to everyone, and China with its copies is trying to break in at the "low end" for nations who can;t afford much and will accept low quality and reliability in exchange for capability. India is neither here nor there - we have to follow a path that offers western reliability at China like prices.
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Indranil for ASW version of Dhruv the above radar will do or 360 degree coverage will be developed?
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I think the desi ASW will have to wait for the IMRH. We might possibly see an Indian radar on the same too.

Another aspect that HAL should seriously look into is to come up with a hybrid helicopter. Such a helicopter would be great for a variety of roles including ASW. In my opinion, that is a much more worthwhile project than designing an ab initio amphibian.
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I just read the RFP for ALH radar.

Intergration with sonar sensors diagram is given and the total order is for 42 radar sets for 32nos for CG and IN helicopter on order and may be 10 nos for old IN and CG helos or just spares.

It is confirmed that no 360 degree surveillance is envisaged and we will see this only on naval IMRH.
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I think that the 100nos NLUH requirement is redundant in face of more capable Dhruv Helo ASW variant order which will go on next gen ASW corvette also.

The NLUH was to be equipped with small weather radar with secondary sea surveillance capability and no sonar capability while ASW Dhruv is to be equipped with primary surveillance radar with secondary weather radar capability and sonar capability.

CAG report also said of the required ability to remove ASW equipment from Dhruv in half hour and convert to utility role for swing role capability.

19 Dhruv in CG and 23 Dhruvs in IN by 2021 i.e, 42 nos with state of art radar will cover the lack of naval helicopters to a significant extent.
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^^^
Haven't quite understood the rational for NLUH tender when an N-ALH would do the same roles better. The IN used a similar point to make a case for a larger NMRH ASW because the N-ALH was too small for the role :)

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sankum wrote:I just read the RFP for ALH radar.

Intergration with sonar sensors diagram is given and the total order is for 42 radar sets for 32nos for CG and IN helicopter on order and may be 10 nos for old IN and CG helos or just spares.

It is confirmed that no 360 degree surveillance is envisaged and we will see this only on naval IMRH.
sankum-ji, pliss to post the url for said RFP. Thanks 8)
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After supply of 3 development sets production run for 42nos.

2.3.2 Production Phase : 2.3.2.1 The total production requirement is approximately about 42 Sets of SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM spread over a period of ~ 4 years after successful completion of development phase of project based on receipt of orders from customers. The tentative production program schedule is given below:

*Year of delivery 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
*Total Quantity in Sets. 6(4+2**) 19((16+3**) 14(12+2**) 3**

**- Indicates Surveillance Radar System without connectors
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sankum wrote:ALH radar tender
Thanks sankum-ji...this clears up a lot of speculation.

"Surveillance Radar Integration could be either through MIL-STD-1553B Mission
Bus to IADS or can be a standalone system with display integrated with DMC. In
both the options, it is required to display radar video in the display unit of Sonar
system which will be in the cabin in a few helicopters. The common keyboard /
joystick in the cabin would be used for controls of Radar also. There would be a
switch on the common keyboard which will toggle the cabin control and display
between Radar and Sonar."

The 16 IN Dhruvs will be equipped with the LFDS dipping SONAR as well as the surveillance radar. Looks like HAL has finally gotten around the 3 constraints that prevented the Dhruv from being carried onboard smaller warships:
(1) Vibration issues resolved
(2) folding rotor blades issues resolved
(3) payload & endurance apparently aren't that much of an issues given that the Westland Lynx and Augusta Bell AB212 are of similar or smaller dimensions...also helped by the fact that the 123 NMRHs (SeaHawk or NH-90 don't come cheap)

This should go a long way to mitigate the empty helipads on all out dual-hangar frigates and destroyers.
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation ... 07714.html

Indigenous black boxes for Mi-17s

The Air Force’s Russian built Mi-17 helicopters will soon be equipped with indigenously developed electronic black boxes in place of the existing older technology. These helicopters will also be fitted with underwater locator beacons (ULB).
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jayasimha wrote:http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation ... 07714.html

Indigenous black boxes for Mi-17s

The Air Force’s Russian built Mi-17 helicopters will soon be equipped with indigenously developed electronic black boxes in place of the existing older technology. These helicopters will also be fitted with underwater locator beacons (ULB).
Fab news this. Still remember a talk in one of my earlier firms by a US returned engineer who had designed black boxes, offered them for testing to armed forces but the proposal was lying around. Do hope his equipment was tested and found to be airworthy.
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From the above article --

"Having designed the helicopter, there is very little else that HAL has on its table, except setting up manufacturing facilities. Even the avionics of the IMRH will be imported," said Vijainder Thakur, a defense analyst and retired Indian Air Force squadron leader, referring to the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter.

Very casual comments.
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^^ That's a hit job article. No helicopter manufacturer makes engines or avionics - they source it from specialised suppliers.

Members need to do a sanity check before posting such hit job articles
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tsarkar, I too felt the same on initial reading.
I say its hit job for the HAL has done the sizing design and is looking for the components to finalize the design.
That is how its done when you don't have engine development.
The Mi-17 blackboxes can be used for the IMRH or spiral development.
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The points are identical to the criticism received by every domestic program. So as such nothing unique.
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The problem is that HAL made no attempt to indigenise ALH components in last 30 years and only has a fake JV for imported Shakti Engine. After a poster from HAL claimed that HAL is manufacturing Shakti Engine, he has disappeared without posting any info. HAL is only manfactering the tank for coolant of Shakti Engine from imported components. The value addition is less than 1%. Apache may be more Indian component wise than ALH.
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Gyan wrote: Apache may be more Indian component wise than ALH.
Hit job alert!
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[color=#FF0000]AGyan[/color] wrote:The problem is that HAL made no attempt to indigenise ALH components in last 30 years and only has a fake JV for imported Shakti Engine. After a poster from HAL claimed that HAL is manufacturing Shakti Engine, he has disappeared without posting any info. HAL is only manfactering the tank for coolant of Shakti Engine from imported components. The value addition is less than 1%. Apache may be more Indian component wise than ALH.

:rotfl: Aren't you full of it! Trolling again?

"Apache may be more Indian component wise than ALH"?? Please do enlighten on how your calculation works...
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Dont feed the troll
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Apache fuselage is manufactured in India the same as ALH. All other components of ALH including seats are imported and yes, some components of ALH transmission are made in India. Wooo ALH wins narrowly.
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Gyan wrote:Apache fuselage is manufactured in India the same as ALH. All other components of ALH including seats are imported and yes, some components of ALH transmission are made in India. Wooo ALH wins narrowly.
Now that is a double-quick downhill ski couched in language that makes you look like you won. "I came first (from the back)". You have changed your mind from
Gyan wrote: Apache may be more Indian component wise than ALH.
So you are willing to reconsider and actually think when challenged. Or alternatively. You post provocatively first and unless challenged, hope that what you said is swallowed.

That is one way that trolls work. So this was basically trolling. Trolling is OK as long as you don't keep pissing off too many people. Twitter and FB have their own mechanism to handle trolls; some become very popular - but this is a private forum and troll handling happens differently here. Will wait and see where this goes.
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Tata makes first deliveries on Indian Chinook components


India's Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) announced on 8 June that it had made the first deliveries of components for the Indian Air Force's Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters.

The company delivered the first crown and tailcone for the Indian Air Force helicopters from its facility in Hyderabad to Boeing for final assembly.

TASL CEO Sukaran Singh said in a statement, "Undertaking the responsibility of complete manufacture and assembly for Boeing gives us an excellent opportunity to display our capability of development and assembly projects in high technology areas to global quality standards."

The Indian government finalised an order for 15 CH-47F Chinooks in 2015, with the contract covering production, training, and support of the aircraft. Deliveries are to begin in 2019. The contest for the procurement saw the Chinook down-selected in 2012, beating the Russian Mil Mi-26 'Halo'.

TASL currently manufactures crown and tailcone components for the US Army and other international operators of the platform. As part of the agreement covering the procurement of Boeing AH-64E Apache and CH-47F helicopters, Boeing is understood to have signed an offset deal valued at USD1 billion in 2015 figures.

In February 2017, Boeing announced that the establishment of a dedicated Indian defence business to help increase engagement with the Indian military and local industry in support of future growth objectives in the market.

Boeing has been able to increase its platform presence significantly in the country in recent years, with the Indian government opting for the company's P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and C-17A Globemaster III medium transport multirole aircraft.

The delivery of components by TASL is a strong indicator of progress in the transfer of technology and manufacturing processes to India by Boeing, with the private firm able to deliver for the domestic and international users.

As the Indian government is continuing on its drive to improve domestic content and contribution to defence procurements, ongoing progress in this area will help to ensure that the "Made in India" campaign bears some successful fruit.
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