Let's see how no MNC fighter maker will give IAF the kind of support teja gives,
This for guys who rant , teja is obsolete, still born, etc, blah, blah,
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU (DEFENCE WING)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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LCA TEJAS ACHIEVED YET ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT
New Delhi: Magha 08, 1936*
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
With three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold(around -15ºC) conditions of Laddakh winter, that too withoutany external assistance, Tejas, the Indian Light Combat Aircraft has achieved yet another and a rare distinction. Starting the fighter aircraft under suchextreme condition without any external assistance or heating is atechnology challenge. The requirements become further stringent when the starting is to be done three times consecutively with a partially charged battery. Team LCA led by AERD&C of HAL, and members from ADA, NFTC, IAF, CEMILAC and DGAQA have succeeded in achieving this. “The team LCA has achieved a technological breakthrough”, stated Dr. PS Subramanyam PGD (CA) & Director, ADA.
The engine starter is developed indigenously by HAL Aero Engine Research and Design Centre (AERDC), Bangalore. Prior to aircraft tests, the Jet Fuel Starter (JFS) was extensively tested on test rig to meet starting conditions across the operating altitudes including Leh (10,700 ft.) and Khardungla (18300 ft.). The control software of JFS was fine tuned to work at all operating altitudes with no adjustments from cockpit. GE-F404-IN20 engine start up control schedule was also varied with several control patches to establish reliable start.
AERDC Design T eam's Idea Recognised The requirement of three consecutive starts for the LCA main engine has been a long felt need. The JFS (GTSU-110) was modified for improved lubrication to achieve three consecutive starts with a time gap of 75 seconds between two successive starts. However, the demonstration could not be done till now because the flywheel which is connected to the output shaft of the GTSU-110 takes six minutes to come to a stop. AERDC team members Shri K. H. V enkatesha, Manager and Shri S. EsakkiMuthu, Senior Managrr (Design) came up with an innovative method to brake the flywheel, with air impingement on the fir-tree section of the flywheel, stopping it within 70 seconds. The novel idea was executed in one week and three consecutive starts were demonstrated infront of the committee members from IAF , ADA, RCMA (E) and ORDAQA (E). HAL has recognised the work of the team members, and a Certificate of Commendation was given to them during the AERDC Culture of Continuous Learning function.
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Each & every request of IAF is being taken care of
Because ultimately it is the IAF which has to take on the responsibility of defending high himalayan frontier,
Yet guys come here, bluff ung tejas doesn't fulfill 1984 IAF ASR,
They can inform us all which other IAF fighter can do this at Leh.
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