HAL Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv

[cobra commando]

 

[Sea Eagle]

 

[Soumya1989]

Dhruv in Nepal.

Source: Tarmak007 facebook page

 

[Soumya1989]

The making of Dhruv. Photo: Rahul Devnath

 

[Sea Eagle]

From an article dated back to Jan 31 2014

On the procurement proposals of the force, Coast Guard DG Thapliyal said it will procure the new, modified and indigenously-built ALH Dhruv choppers for deploying them on its ships patrolling the coastal zones.
He said the HAL-built choppers now come with the option of foldable blades, which allow them to be stationed inside ship hangars

'Fishing Boats Still Pose a Threat to Coastal Security'

 

[Immanuel]

Any info in regards to cause of crash in equador's presidential chopper?

 

[Glint]

Any info in regards to cause of crash in equador's presidential chopper?

I'm guessing it must have been human error cause these choppers are doing pretty good in the army.

 

[jmj_overlord]

I'm guessing it must have been human error cause these choppers are doing pretty good in the army.

2nd dhruv crash too, if caused by pilot error then it reflects the poor training of ecuador pilots......

 

[Twinblade]

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"The Destroyer", HAL Rudra J4064
February 8, 2013

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High disk loading = lots of noise and gusting at takeoff
February 8, 2013

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Old and New
A brand new Army Aviation Corps Dhruv conducts an assault demo above the tail of an antiquated MiG-21.
February 7, 2013

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HAL Dhruv ALH (Naval)
Was with INAS 321 ALH Flight, but currently with the newly-raised INAS 322 "Guardians"
May 9, 2013

 

[Sea Eagle]

From the article...

Two years after a joint venture between IAI and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) aimed at developing an unmanned version of the Dhruv helicopter was abandoned...

Unmanned helicopter – an enthusiastic customer needed - Ariel View

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Dhruves for Army Aviation

 

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

Defence News - Unmanned version of the Dhruv helicopter Scrapped

 

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[cobra commando]

 

[sob]

Bad news for ALH. 2 ALH helicopters have crashed in Siachen ruling it out for this job.

Crisis in Siachen: Two crashes in nine months, army troops face transport crisis | The Indian Express

the last nine months have seen at least two "category one" crashes at the glacier that have gone unreported and have raised serious concerns.Both the crashes involved the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) that had been inducted by Army Aviation to work well beyond their design capacity to supply troops at high altitudes. In August, a chopper crashed while landing close to the Amar helipad on the Siachen Glacier and went down a crevasse. Similarly in March this year, another ALH went down on the northern glacier while landing at a narrow helipad.
"The two accidents occurred at a time when the choppers were taking off or landing at extremely narrow airfields where even a freak wind can cause havoc. Thankfully, in both cases, the pilots managed to jump out in time and only got injured. Both aircraft are damaged beyond repair and one cannot even be recovered," said an Army official on condition of anonymity.

this ties in exactly what I had heard from a senior IAF pilot operating in that area. ALH is simply not fit for these altitudes. @Kunal Biswas any comments on this.

 

[Twinblade]

Bad news for ALH. 2 ALH helicopters have crashed in Siachen ruling it out for this job.

Crisis in Siachen: Two crashes in nine months, army troops face transport crisis | The Indian Express



this ties in exactly what I had heard from a senior IAF pilot operating in that area. ALH is simply not fit for these altitudes. @Kunal Biswas any comments on this.

Mk-1 and Mk-2 don't have much juice left at those altitudes, it's Mk-3 which can fly safely at those altitude. Most Dhruv in service are M-1 and Mk-2. Last AERO India, the IAF dignitaries were complaining Mk-1 and Mk-2 had a major fault which used to cause category-1 crashes and HAL in all it's lethargy could only fix a handful of helicopters several years after the problem was identified and the turn around time for maintenance of Dhruv was 8-9 months.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

My first response would be fast recovery to the men involve in the accident ..

ALH is the most effective helo in the area for transportation of supplies compare to any other, What told is similar for any other helicopter in the region, Army aviation operate these helos intensively in the area and much liked then any other due to its design and capability ..

According to @Twinblade information it seems this is could be older Dhruvs, Though Army maintain and overhaul its own helicopters ..

Bad news for ALH. 2 ALH helicopters have crashed in Siachen ruling it out for this job.

this ties in exactly what I had heard from a senior IAF pilot operating in that area. ALH is simply not fit for these altitudes. @Kunal Biswas any comments on this.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Dhruvs on Vikramaditya ..

 

[Kaalapani]

Dhruvs on Vikramaditya ..

Kunal sir do we really need N-LUH competition (4.5T) or is there any scam going on.