ADA Tejas (LCA) News and Discussions

[Yumdoot]

Enjoy, these choice quotes:

http://ajaishukla.blogspot.in/2016/07/taking-forward-tejas.html

The IAF has already detailed the Tejas’ performance parameters, announcing: “The LCA has a very competitive and cotemporary operational envelope. It is capable of operations up to an altitude of 50,000 feet and a maximum speed of 1.6 Mach at [high] altitudes or 730 knots… at low levels. The aircraft [can turn at] +8G to -2.5G (which allows it to U-turn in 350 metres) in operationally clean configuration… or +6G to -2.5G with other external stores.”

Also this earlier one:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...g-as-key-fighter/article8657300.ece?css=print
- Published: May 28, 2016 03:58 IST | Updated: May 28, 2016 13:00 IST - NEW DELHI, May 28, 2016 - Tejas to replace MiG as key fighter - by Dinakar Peri

“LCA is mainstay. There will be seven squadrons of it. It is 3-4 times better than MiG-21s,” he told The Hindu on Thursday giving an overview of the IAF modernisation plans. About 250 MiG-21s were in service, most of which would be phased out in the next 10-15 years, Mr. Parrikar said, adding that they would be “replaced by the LCA and another single-engine fighter.” “We may consider. I have not said we are looking. Tomorrow we may decide to have everything from Tejas. The second version of Tejas, which is an improved version, is coming into production after the first two squadrons,” he said. Mirage and Jaguar upgrade programmes were currently under way which, Mr. Parrikar said, would add 10-30 years to their life. “In five to six years, we should start getting new double-engine fighters, not Rafales only,” he stated.

& from same report of Hindu.

Mr. Parrikar said the third squadron with 1A would be a highly improved version, which was under trials. “Those special additives are under trial like firing a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile etc,” he said. “Functionally, the LCA is better than many other foreign fighters. It reacts very smoothly, fly-by-wire, its turn radius is very good, manoeuvrability is very good but it has limitation in the sense that it is a light combatant… It cannot go into deep penetration… It is mostly good for dogfights in your own sky or to degrade the opponent Army’s command posts,” Mr. Parrikar observed and added that “we need more twin-engine fighters for deep penetration.”

 

[Prashant12]

https://www.facebook.com/tejas.lca

 

[Yumdoot]

2 front wheels.

NLCA got 1 upfront.

 

[Pandora]

Hey anyone ,can we bring Ex air commodore,ex test pilot Rohit verma on DFI from Facebook ? Please check the latest pic of tejas and see the comments where rohit verma himself posted his reply.I wish any senior member ,specially moderators approach him to come to DFI https://m.facebook.com/varmarohit?rc=p

 

[Prashant12]

KH-2005 landing...............

 

[kamaal]

Still not satisfied with LCA built up quality, it requires lots of nice paint jobs. Manufacturing has been a weak point of HAL.

 

[Kharavela]

CD Balaji's interview

Thanks for posting such invaluable interview of ADA Chief.
The only point which irritated me was lack of research / homework of that stupid anchor.

शिक्षक कभी लाचार नहीं होता, निर्माण व प्रलय दोनो उसके गोद में खेलते हैं - चाणक्य

 

[Chinmoy]

Still not satisfied with LCA built up quality, it requires lots of nice paint jobs. Manufacturing has been a weak point of HAL.

Nice paint job..... just like Surya Kiran acrobat team or anything like this????

As for a fighter, it is well painted IMO.

 

[kamaal]

Nice paint job..... just like Surya Kiran acrobat team or anything like this????
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As for a fighter, it is well painted IMO.

Nope, not like this but the jets are supposed to avoid any drag while flying at supersonic speed and I can clearly see the gaps in the joints and the screws in the parts. Plus the finishing is still not upto the mark. But I like the painting of the IAF jets.

 

[AnantS]

Nope, not like this but the jets are supposed to avoid any drag while flying at supersonic speed and I can clearly see the gaps in the joints and the screws in the parts. Plus the finishing is still not upto the mark. But I like the painting of the IAF jets.

SO have you done independent CFD analysis on Tejas, to reach on above conclusion?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

IAF's No.45 squadron, the 'Flying Daggers'

 

[hardip]

this is true behind . Development program..

 

[Chinmoy]

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this is true behind . Development program..

Source please........................

 

[rohit b3]

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this is true behind . Development program..

Why is there a pic of Jas gripen between the Tejas pics?

 

[Prashant12]

Indigenous content of LCA is about 70% and import content is about 30% @manoharparrikar tells Upper House.

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Induction of Tejas Aircraft The first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) – Tejas squadron has been formed on 1st July, 2016 with two LCA Initial Operation Configuration (IOC) Series Production Aircraft. Further, 18 more aircraft in IOC standard are planned for induction by 2018-19. This would be followed by 20 more aircraft in Final Operation Configuration (FOC) standard, which are planned for induction from year 2019.

The total expenditure incurred on development of Tejas LCA Mk-I aircraft, as on 30th June, 2016 is Rs.8042.46 crores. The total initial sanctioned cost for Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) for LCA was Rs.5489.78 crores which was later escalated to Rs.9121.07 crores.

The indigenous content of LCA is about 70% and import content is about 30%. The aircraft is indigenously designed and developed and the technology for production of this aircraft is available in the country.

LCA Tejas shall be an important part of IAF’s fighter aircraft inventory filling up the lightweight category of fighters and shall be effectively used for air defence and for battlefield air strikes.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap and Dr. R Lakshmanan in Rajya Sabha today.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The 70% will too drop as more example start coming out in numbers ..

 

[Prashant12]

The 70% will too drop as more example start coming out in numbers ..

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said 70% is indigenous content and import content is about 30%.

 

[ezsasa]

Assuming this 70-30 number is coming out of
BOM(bill of material), is there any info how much of the high-end technical components are indigenous?

Either way by the time FOC configuration is in production, indigenous content will only increase. And also 100% indigenous may not be feasible isn't it?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The 30% is counted with imported electronics such as chip and etc ..

The 30% will also reduce as many of the components will be manufactured via Pvt co under license, Such as HMDS by Alpha co, MFDs by DARE and more such examples ..

In times when need for 100% indigenous, One would have to break protocols and copy equipment without prior permission of third party, Its possible ..

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said 70% is indigenous content and import content is about 30%.

Assuming this 70-30 number is coming out of
BOM(bill of material), is there any info how much of the high-end technical components are indigenous?

Either way by the time FOC configuration is in production, indigenous content will only increase. And also 100% indigenous may not be feasible isn't it?

 

[Prashant12]

Tejas - PV-2, TD2, PV1, LSP1 and LSP2

https://www.facebook.com/tejas.lca