The 23 Coolest Military Birds In Flight Right Now - Business Insider[/QUOTE]
relaxed static stability is the last word in fighter designs across the globe, it is praise worthy that ADA got it right on the first attempt itself.
fly by wire alone should not be confused with relaxed static stability,
many non relaxed static stability planes also have fly by wire tech as well like JF-17, but that does not make them super maneuverable like tejas
Note the words relaxed static stability, other than Mirage-2000 , it is the only bird in the IAF to have this design , which permits super maneuverability , in the all crucial close combat - trans sonic flight regime. coupled with a very low RCS , low wing loading and hight thrust to weight to ratio and high instantaneous turn rate, it is on par with most modern fighters on the globe.
even mk-1 has a twr of 1.07, mk-2 will have more than 1.27 as TWR,
The TWR of 1.27 for mk-2 is almost the same as that of RAFALE along with RAFALE sized asea radar,
future upgradation of the mk-2 with conformal fuel tanks and external stealth weapon pods will make it even more deadly in the skies of asia, getting as close to the functionality of the 5th gen stealths as possible.
Sad thing is that the IAF is rationing orders in low numbers( like 40 for mk-1 and 80 for mk-2) to kill any potential large scale induction of this bird in our fleet citing various unjustifiable reasons,
A large order of close to 300 plus for mk-2 will make it a huge export success and make it the top forex earner for the country.
because then only a production line with capacity for 30 plus birds every year can be set up
considering the 400 odd dilapidated Mig-21s, 23s, 27s and jags populating the IAF fleet , it is imperative IAF does that,
And IAF should have given a PSQR for LCA mk-3 with 5th gen stealth specs long ago, but instead they dragged on for a decade to give a ASR for AMCA and altered it atleast three times,
A simple twin engined stealth version of LCA mk-2 with twin K-9 engines on the lines of the Mirage-4000 development would have given a very worthy bird in range and payload at a very short time for IAF if decision was initiated at 2004, but it was purposely not done like the purposeful delay in giving PSQR for HTT-40 till 2009 to make sure it never enters production.
But it is not happeneing due to the wheels with in the wheels mechanisms working within the top decision decision making sections of this UPA regime.
