IAF to keep MiG-21 until 2019

[p2prada]

I place my bets on the Bison and LCA in a 60:40 ratio.

This the current "professional" opinion too.

However the ratio is a bit more lopsided with the current LCA. I suppose you are talking about the final config LCA.

 

[fulcrum]

what is the internal fuel carried by the bison variant? Another interesting note. I read in wikipedia that the russians changed the 21 quite a bit and added the rd 33 engine to it. When simulated against an f 16 it won 4:1!. Is it true? If so why wasnt it pursued?

2364kgs, 94 kgs less than the LCA.

hehe.. 4:1 in a computer simulated test. Dont read too much into it.

RD-33 Series 3, the ones on the MiG-29 UPG would've been perfect. Those engines have a better fuel efficiency than the GE-404 and even the LCA MK2's GE-414 engine, because it's bypass ratio is high. Which means it would have given more range than the LCA. But the cost of modifying the Airframe to fit a new engine of slightly different dimension would've been enormous, would be my guess. Maybe that's why IAF did'nt pursure it. Russia offered the same for the MiG-27 upgrade, to fit the Su-27's engine. And I suspect the same modification cost would have put the IAF off.

 

[fulcrum]

@ersakthivel - Thanks for the link. Great read.

This the current "professional" opinion too.

However the ratio is a bit more lopsided with the current LCA. I suppose you are talking about the final config LCA.

Yes, ofcourse, LCA MK1 after all the integration is done.




Happy Diwali All.

 

[p2prada]

@ersakthivel - Thanks for the link. Great read.

His links are like his posts here.

Yes, ofcourse, LCA MK1 after all the integration is done.

It would be interesting to see if Mk1 really is a Mig-21 "replacement" or not once ADA releases the next round of specs as they did two years ago.

Happy Diwali.

 

[acetophenol]

Artem Mikoyan must be very very happy!:hitwall:

 

[ersakthivel]

His links are like his posts here.



It would be interesting to see if Mk1 really is a Mig-21 "replacement" or not once ADA releases the next round of specs as they did two years ago.

Happy Diwali.

Don't litter in public places,

mk-1 is not a Mig-21 replacement it is a replacement of Mig-21,23,27 and Mirage-2000(bit lesser range and weapon load , but more capable radar and long range air to air missile specs even after Mirage-2000 upgrade ),

Mk-2 will have better range , close combat specs and a decent weapon load compared (a bit lesser than mig-29) and can simply replace the Mig-29s as well especially in a decade from now we can hear more sob stories about unreliable Mig-29 engines from IAF.

It is pathetic to see you intervening to sprout BS data when unable to counter me directly in ADA tejas III and IV thread.