HAL Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv

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Does anyone has any information about the payload of Rudra? If it can carry only 48 70mm rockets, won't its payload be equal to that of LCH?
 

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Schematic of ALH Mk-IV Dhruv-WSI (Rudra)


Launching NAG ATGM from Rudra:-

High-speed Motion Capture of NAG ATGM Launched from HAL-Rudra at t=200ms

High-speed Motion Capture of NAG ATGM Launched from HAL-Rudra at t=220ms

High-speed Motion Capture of NAG ATGM Launched from HAL-Rudra at t=242.67ms
 

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The following paper by HAL's Group Captain (Retd) Hari Nair is to be presented at the Aero India 2013 seminar this week. It is, perhaps, the firstbrutally honest look at India's Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv programme. A fantastic, enlightening read:
By Group Captain (Retd) Hari Nair
Livefist: ALH Dhruv: The Truth, First Hand
 

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The following paper by HAL's Group Captain (Retd) Hari Nair is to be presented at the Aero India 2013 seminar this week. It is, perhaps, the firstbrutally honest look at India's Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv programme. A fantastic, enlightening read:
By Group Captain (Retd) Hari Nair
Livefist: ALH Dhruv: The Truth, First Hand
You should, in that case, watch the presentation of Group Captain Hari Nair's paper at Aero India Seminar (Skip to 01:31:00). It contains footage of Rudra targeting targets as far as 8km away with unguided rockets. Also contains footage from EO sensors, gun camera footage and some good (but low resolution) footage of LCH:-
http://aeroindialive.nic.in/show_ondemand.asp?id_episode=5&id_part=5

..and then to take the piss out of all the good feeling that you will get from hearing the ALH success story, watch this presentation on indigenous defence products by Air Cmde Vibhas Pande, PD (Engg Support), AHQ , IAF where he has little good to say about the support HAL is providing for Dhruv. (Skip to 01:38:30)
http://aeroindialive.nic.in/show_ondemand.asp?id_episode=7&id_part=7

HAL is taking 7-8 months to service Dhruv, roughly the time required for a deep overhaul of MiG-29. New engines are coming with broken metal chips in them, leaky oil cooler shafts and plenty of other issues.
 
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You should, in that case, watch the presentation of Group Captain Hari Nair's paper at Aero India Seminar (Skip to 01:31:00). It contains footage of Rudra targeting targets as far as 8km away with unguided rockets. Also contains footage from EO sensors, gun camera footage and some good (but low resolution) footage of LCH:-
Video on Demand

..and then to take the piss out of all the good feeling that you will get from hearing the ALH success story, watch this presentation on indigenous defence products by Air Cmde Vibhas Pande, PD (Engg Support), AHQ , IAF where he has little good to say about the support HAL is providing for Dhruv. (Skip to 01:38:30)
Video on Demand

HAL is taking 7-8 months to service Dhruv, roughly the time required for a deep overhaul of MiG-29. New engines are coming with broken metal chips in them, leaky oil cooler shafts and plenty of other issues.
:shocked: Is it only in dhurv? Any news on mi17 problems?
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Did you at visit aero2013?
 

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But IAF keeps very quiet when sukhois crash with fly by wire faults,

And many sukhois landing with single engines after shaft failures in one engine,

and the ever crashing Migs that killed hundreds of young pilots for decades(a loss of 1 in 2 planes in peace time accidents) ,

without a decent ejection system for pilot survival,

are still regarded the best and certified as best by every IAF chief,

it keeps pin drop silence when it has to ground and junk ,

the entire fleet of Mig-27s because of the "ultimate unserviceable engine planes that killed a group captain at crash".

and latter declared unworthy to risk young pilot's life on it,

Faulty Jaguars shafted on IAF with worthless navigational system,

useless west land helicopters,

Also how it keeps a pin drop silence on a much more stealthy two seater FGFA version ,

which was promised by Sukhoi design team during the signing of JV,

and later not fulfilled and the responsibility dumped on hapless HAL,



Atleast the HAl takes 7 to 8 months to service the DHURV and after the service they are safe to fly.

What about the safety records of MIGS after deep overhauls?

And what about the totally unserviceable MIG-27s which were grounded?

It would be very interesting to know the IAF's views on these issues in papers presented on seminars as well.

or all the criticisms exclusively reserved for local products?

Will any air cmde ever present any papers on these issues in any aeorindia seminars?
 
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Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper

BANGALORE: The first indigenously-developed weaponised helicopter 'Rudra' was on Friday handed over to the Army which has successfully raised an attack chopper fleet on its own.

This is the first of the 60 armed helicopters provided to the Army by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after the defence ministry handed over the control of all attack helicopters to the land force.

"This is a very important system for us as it will be the first platform (of choppers) which is weaponized. In any battle, fire (power) and manoeuvrability should be closely integrated to support ground operations and provide immediate help if and when required.

"This (Rudra) will help us to get that capability," Army deputy chief Lt Gen Narendra Singh told reporters here.

"The first squadron of the helicopters would be operationalized soon. We will have 60 choppers and one squadron will have 10 of them," Army Aviation Corps' Maj Gen PK Bharali told here.

He was talking on the sidelines of a function where HAL chairman RK Tyagi officially handed over the chopper to the Army.

Bharali said a total of 60 Rudras would be inducted into the Army and the machines will be part of six squadrons.

The chopper is armed with air-to-air missiles such as the 'Mistral', rocket pods and heavy machine guns to help the ground forces with close air support. The Army is also planning to procure the under-development Light combat helicopter (LCH) being produced by the HAL.

Recently, after a long tussle between the Army and the Air Force, the defence ministry decided to give control of all the future acquisitions of attack choppers to the land force.

The Army has plans of having a squadron-each of weaponized choppers in each of the pivot corps and a full-fledged attack chopper squadron with each of the three Strike Corps.

Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper - The Times of India
 

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