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Can someone post the good news that the Naval LCA has flyed? Thanksthe wait is almost over, red dragon, I think your wishes are not getting fulfilled it seems
Finally, LCA Navy all set for takeoff in Bangalore - Bangalore - DNA
Having missed many deadlines for its maiden flight, the naval prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-NP1) is finally expected to fly this week. The LCA-NP1, the country's first indigenous effort to build a carrier borne naval fighter aircraft, was scheduled to be flight-tested last year. However, technical problems led to postponements a couple of times.
"We are looking at scheduling the flight anytime now. Final trials are currently on," said DRDO sources. They added that the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the nodal agency for the design and development of the LCA programme, along with other project members such as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC), Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) and the Navy, is carrying out final integration tests before the first flight, expected this week.
"We have successfully completed the first flight trials of the LCA Limited Series Production-7 aircraft for the IAF and now are geared up to test the naval variant," sources added. The first flight of the LCA Navy comes at the backdrop of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approving the limited series production of the LCA Navy.
This clearance has come as big boost for the programme, after being hit by delays as in the case of its IAF version.
Compared with the IAF version, the LCA (Navy) has a few variations such as a stronger and longer landing gear, arrester hook for ship-deck landing, front fuselage drooped for better over-the-nose vision to facilitate ship landing, an additional control surface to reduce ship landing speed and consequential changes in various systems.
Hope this delay of 14-15 months has helped ADA prepare a comprehensive list of 'what not to do' in designing Landing Gear. Since ADA will soon start designing landing gear for MK-2 one hope lessons learned will be put good use and new landing gear will be perfect from day one.While some crucial parts of NP-1 gave nightmares to both designers and engineers, including the bulky undercarriage, sources now confirm that the defects have been rectified.
Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: FRRB clears NP-1 for first flight | One more HSTT next week
Won't be, if test team decides to put LEVCON to test. As you might be aware of LEVOCN is proposed over Air force MK-2 version and could become a standard control surface if its use affects L/D in actual fight condition as good as it has in wind tunnel.SO this first flight will really be a photo Op that is all
"Tejas sorties have seen an all-time increase in the last one month. Currently the PV-2, PV-3, LSPs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 are flying. All the platforms have come out of the delay and the fuel tank concerns have been addressed. The re-arranging of the butting of fuel and hydraulic pipes is perfect now. We have clocked up to 30 sorties in March and hope to up it further," HAL sources said.
The 13th and last aircraft from the Tejas development-phase flight-line (LSP-8) is scheduled to fly in June,
Source and credit: Tarmak007 (AKM)Sources say that the Tejas would head for another round of weapon trials in May and June as part of the IOC-2 schedule. "These trials would be spread across Goa, Pokhran, Jaisalmer, Chitradurga among others. K A Muthanna, the head of National Flight Test Centre – the nodal centre for Tejas test-flying – flew the Tejas last week. This was his first flight on Tejas," sources said.
We have to wait for LSP 6 to flyAny news it achieved 30deg AoA in flight test? No news on AoA at all!!!
Last i know it was 24* sustained. Have no idea if ADA is looking to further better it. However as Nitesh said we should wait for LSP-6 to fly but i don't think LSP-6 is being built just to get to stipulated AOA. ADA might also use LSP-6 to experiment with airframe/design modification(s) to achieve even better performance in MK-2 version.Any news it achieved 30deg AoA in flight test? No news on AoA at all!!!
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