ADA Tejas Mark-II/Medium Weight Fighter

[Lonewolf]

2:37 time mark. The covers get closed even for first flight.

Lsp 4

 

[ladder]

Lsp 4

All examples whether LSP or SP often have the same drill for the first flight.

 

[Tridev123]

I hope it is not like an April 1st joke.
Would be in very bad taste. For the hundreds of Indian defence enthusiasts who take pride in our S&T achievements.

Can anybody authenticate the report.
The rest of the comments can follow later.

If it is not the LCA mk2, what plane is it.

 

[Lonewolf]

All examples whether LSP or SP often have the same drill for the first flight.

I meant the first maiden flight is more riskier ,after that they gain confidence

 

[Lonewolf]

I hope it is not like an April 1st joke.
Would be in very bad taste. For the hundreds of Indian defence enthusiasts who take pride in our S&T achievements.

Can anybody authenticate the report.
The rest of the comments can follow later.

If it is not the LCA mk2, what plane is it.

What ?? That's a fan art

 

[ladder]

What ?? That's a fan art

That is the class of Kuntal....

 

[Kuntal]

Anybody please inform me if for the first flight the wheel/ landing gear covers are kept open.

Please don't get me wrong, not trying to find faults.

 

[Tridev123]

What ?? That's a fan art

Good work man. The renders looked real.
But I wish HAL and ADE/ADA could turn dreams into reality at least once and shock/surprise us.

But probably we are expecting too much.

 

[Bleh]

I am talking about the covers of landing gear.

Yes everything stays open for maiden flight of 1st prototype

 

[FalconSlayers]

@Kuntal

 

[MirageBlue]

2:37 time mark. The covers get closed even for first flight. ( Of LSP 4 of MK-1)

The first ever flight of a prototype may see the landing gear continuing to stay in extended position. That is basically to avoid one possible failure case, where the landing gear does not retract and extend back properly. With the LCA TD-1 that flew for the first time, the landing gear was kept open all through the flight. It was just abundant caution at work there.

Once it becomes a tested part, even for first flights of other prototypes, the landing gear is retracted by the pilots.

 

[lcafanboy]

 

[MirageBlue]

I hope it is not like an April 1st joke.
Would be in very bad taste. For the hundreds of Indian defence enthusiasts who take pride in our S&T achievements.

Can anybody authenticate the report.
The rest of the comments can follow later.

If it is not the LCA mk2, what plane is it.

It's a CGI..made by Kuntal Biswas.

 

[Tridev123]

It's a CGI..made by Kuntal Biswas.

I have acknowledged it. Refer to my previous post.
But it would have been great if our aeronautical community (HAL, ADE, ADA etc) had really pulled an rabbit out of the hat. Delivered something even if it was a prototype well ahead of time.

But sadly we know that keeping to deadlines and cost estimates are not practices common to our PSU's. Even without the Covid pandemic there would have been slippages in delivering on promises. Here I do acknowledge that in the aerospace field delays do happen even in the big MNC's like Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The case of the F35 comes to the mind. However in India instead of exceptions delays are the rule. I would dearly like to see if the entry of reputed companies like L&T, Tatas etc into design and fighter aircraft assembly /production would change the situation. They would require a lot of help initially, no doubt. The private sector in India should get into combat aircraft development and production as soon as possible. We can then compare the performance of HAL and the private entity.

If the first prototype of the LCA mk2 had been ready today for flight tests then one would not be wrong in predicting that the first FOC aircraft will be delivered to the IAF in 5 yrs from now.

Anyway since it is not happening, let's keep our fingers crossed. I believe the Rafale would be an overkill for the J10C to be acquired by the PAF. The MWF will be the real match for the J10C(it might even exceed the performance of the J10C) and will be a much more cost effective option for us.

The sooner we realise the MWF the better position we will be in.

 

[Trololo]

Whats this pipe surrounding the cockpit lid? see both sides of the helmet to understand. I don't recall seeing this in other planes.

 

[Trololo]

Way too many rivets IMO. Saw this in the front section of the JF-17 too. Any specific reason for this?

 

[Lonewolf]

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Way too many rivets IMO. Saw this in the front section of the JF-17 too. Any specific reason for this?

Early one had them ,now they are pre fabrication ones , look at the new model

 

[Trololo]

Early one had them ,now they are pre fabrication ones , look at the new model

Is there a pic of the new models in the yellow primer?

 

[Lonewolf]

Is there a pic of the new models in the yellow primer?

Find it here on gallery ,or wait sometime , someone will upload in a day or two .

 

[FactsPlease]

I have acknowledged it. Refer to my previous post.
But it would have been great if our aeronautical community (HAL, ADE, ADA etc) had really pulled an rabbit out of the hat. Delivered something even if it was a prototype well ahead of time.

But sadly we know that keeping to deadlines and cost estimates are not practices common to our PSU's. Even without the Covid pandemic there would have been slippages in delivering on promises. Here I do acknowledge that in the aerospace field delays do happen even in the big MNC's like Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The case of the F35 comes to the mind. However in India instead of exceptions delays are the rule. I would dearly like to see if the entry of reputed companies like L&T, Tatas etc into design and fighter aircraft assembly /production would change the situation. They would require a lot of help initially, no doubt. The private sector in India should get into combat aircraft development and production as soon as possible. We can then compare the performance of HAL and the private entity.

If the first prototype of the LCA mk2 had been ready today for flight tests then one would not be wrong in predicting that the first FOC aircraft will be delivered to the IAF in 5 yrs from now.

Anyway since it is not happening, let's keep our fingers crossed. I believe the Rafale would be an overkill for the J10C to be acquired by the PAF. The MWF will be the real match for the J10C(it might even exceed the performance of the J10C) and will be a much more cost effective option for us.

The sooner we realise the MWF the better position we will be in.

All my heart, all my heart...