Kaveri Engine

[Vladimir79]

Is this engine the co-work with Snecma of France?

 

[LurkerBaba]

Where will the Kaveri be used ?
The MK-II is using the GE-414, Mk-I is using 404. Is it for the AMCA ?

 

[plugwater]

Where will the Kaveri be used ?
The MK-II is using the GE-414, Mk-I is using 404. Is it for the AMCA ?

I don't think the current version will be used in any fighter project. AMCA and MK-II will use upgraded version of Kaveri.

 

[nitesh]

Is this engine the co-work with Snecma of France?

No vlad this must be K10 version, previous tests were unsuccessful (K9 version)

 

[nitesh]

Where will the Kaveri be used ?
The MK-II is using the GE-414, Mk-I is using 404. Is it for the AMCA ?

for life span of fighter it takes 3 engine changes. So if kaveri deemed successful, it can replace foreign engines later on. For initial purpose it can fulfill role for powering LIFT(lead In flight trainer). So it can mop up flight hours.

 

[Vladimir79]

Kaveri doesn't have enough thrust to replace the GE engines.

 

[nitesh]

^^
yes vlad you are right. But this is step in right direction. This engine can be used for trainers, and a new version development can begin

added later: It can replace the GE 404 engines too

 

[Agantrope]

Kaveri doesn't have enough thrust to replace the GE engines.

It is obvious truth, but now we people have achieved something over it.

Wishing all a happy diwali folks!!!

 

[plugwater]

Kaveri Turbofan Passes Ground Tests Outside Moscow

The K-9 model of India's Kaveri turbofan jet engine has successfully completed one phase of ground tests on an Ilyushin-76 platform at the Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI) in Moscow. A second phase of tests is currently in progress. All preliminary test points are said to have been met, though a final report is yet to be out.

http://www.livefist.blogspot.com/

 

[sayareakd]

great news.........................................congrats to all........

 

[sayareakd]

from live fist

The photo above shows the Il-76 test bed with the Kaveri K9 turbofan at the Gromov Flight Research Institute on Wednesday. Just received the following statement from DRDO (in full):

The indigenously designed and developed Kaveri Engine was successfully flight tested by DRDO yesterday during the Flying Test Bed (FTB) Trials at Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI), Moscow, Russia. The engine was tested from take-off to landing and flew for a period of over one hour up to at an altitude of 6000m at a speed of 0.6 mach on its maiden flight. The engine control, engine performance and engine health during the flight were found to be excellent. With this test, Kaveri Engine has completed a major milestone of the development program. During the coming months further 50-60 test flights will be carried out to mature the engine in terms of reliability, safety and airworthiness. These trials would pave the way for further flight trials of Kaveri engine with a fighter aircraft.

An existing Il-76 aircraft was modified as a Flying Test Bed for this trial, with Kaveri engine replacing one of the four engines of the aircraft. The modifications included instrumentation required for trials as well as integration of mechanical, electrical and fuel system. The engine was controlled by the pilot from the cockpit. A number of taxi trials were carried out with Kaveri Engine integrated with the aircraft, before this maiden flight. The engine data was recorded in the aircraft as well as transmitted to ground station by telemetry.

A team of 20 scientists from Gas Turbine Research Establishment, DRDO, have been working along with GFRI for these trials. Dr Prahlada, Chief Controller, R&D (Aeronautics & Services Interaction) briefed the Media about the significance of the first flight.

Kaveri engine is being developed for fighter aircraft at India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a DRDO laboratory based in Bangalore with the active support of several other DRDO labs, academic institutions and industry partners. During the development phase, Kaveri engine has successfully completed various stages of development including component testing, safety tests, ground based engine tests, endurance tests etc, both at GTRE as well as test facilities abroad.

 

[Parthy]

Kaveri engine flight testing successful

New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) India's indigenous aircraft engine, Kaveri, was successfully flight tested at Gromov Flight Research Institute in Moscow, the DRDO said here today. The test was conducted at the Flying Test Bed at Gromov, with the engine running right from the take-off to landing, flying for a period of over one hour up to an altitude of 6,000 metres yesterday, it said in a press release here. The engine helped the IL-76 aircraft test bed fly at speeds of 0.6 mach in its maiden flight, according to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "The engine control, performance and health during the flight were found to be excellent. With this test, Kaveri engine has completed a major milestone of development programme," it added. During the coming months, further 50 or 60 test flights would be carried out to mature the engine in terms of reliability, safety and airworthiness, it said. These trials will pave the way for further flight trials of Kaveri engine with a fighter aircraft. "An existing IL-76 aircraft was modified as a flying test bed for this trial with Kaveri engine replacing one of the four engines of the aircraft. The modifications included instrumentation required for trials as well as integration of mechanical, electrical and fuel system," the release said. The engine was controlled by the pilot from the cockpit and a number of taxi trials were carried out with the engine integrated with the aircraft, before the maiden flight. The engine data was recorded in the aircraft as well as transmitted to ground station by telemetry. DRDO Chief Controller (Aeronautics and Services Integration) was present during the flight trial. Kaveri is being developed for fighter aircraft at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) in Bangalore with the active support of several other DRDO labs, academic institutions and industry partners. During development phase, Kaveri engine has successfully completed various stages of development including component testing, safety tests, ground-based engine tests, and endurance tests, both at GTRE as well as at test bed facilities abroad.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/kaveri-engine-flight-testing-successful/469434.html

 

[pmaitra]

Ilyushin-76LL 'Flying Laboratory'

Beginning in the late 1970s, a total of five Il-76s was converted for use as engine testbeds and designated "Il-76LL", the "LL" standing for "letauschchaya laboritoriya (flying laboratory)", a suffix commonly given to Soviet test and trials machines. They were fitted with engineering workstations and a modified electrical system to provide power for the test gear, and generally had twin heat exchangers on the left fuselage behind the wing. In most pictures of Il-76LLs, the engine under test was mounted on the left inboard engine pylon. The Il-76LLs tested a wide range of engines, including turboprops, propfans, and turbofans, such as the big Lotarev D-18T high-bypass turbofan.

This is the very modification of the Il-76 that was used to test the Kaveri.

Some images of this aeroplane being used to test various engines:

 

[Rahul Singh]

No vlad this must be K10 version, previous tests were unsuccessful (K9 version)

No, Nitesh prototype tested is K-9 which is being developed as GTX-35VS. As of now there is no such thing like K-10 on ground, this is only predicted code name for GTRE-SNECMA JV Kaveri that too in internet world only.

 

[plugwater]

I was a bit baffled to see the euphoria amongst visitors to Broadsword over the Kaveri engine flight test announced yesterday by the DRDO. I don't mean to dampen your Diwali spirits, but if everyone is drawing entirely the wrong lesson from this, I feel I should set the record straight.

The bottom line, as I reported in my Sept 2009 article ("Kaveri jet engine finally poised for first flight") is: this test is the burial ceremony of the indigenous Kaveri development programme. They will measure the parameters etc of the flight tests and then, having quantified what the Kaveri programme has achieved, the file will be closed. Once the flight tests are over, the Kaveri-Snecma programme will begin, in which Snecma will bring to the table a fully developed engine core.

If anyone can be bothered to read the article that I posted in 2009, Mr Mohana Rao, the Director of GTRE told me that the indigenous Kaveri, which had a maximum thrust of 65 KN at full reheat, would never be able to power the LCA for two reasons: firstly, the LCA had turned out heavier than expected; secondly, in the words of Mr Rao, "The Kaveri turned out 15% heavier than we planned. From the planned 1100 kg, its final weight has gone up to 1265 kg."

"We need more thrust without increasing the size of the engine", Mr Mohana Rao told me in Sept 2009. "That means getting better technologies from a more experienced foreign partner. We have chosen (French aero-engine major) Snecma. The Defence Ministry has approved the tie-up."

That notwithstanding, this is only the end of a chapter, not of the book. GTRE has managed to develop, almost entirely indigenously, an engine that can develop 65 KN of power, at a cost of Rs 3000 crores. Now, Snecma is going to show them what they need to do to take that up to the 90-100 KN level.

http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2010/11/kaveri-engine-test-in-context.html

 

[sesha_maruthi27]

DRDO Conducts First Successful Flight Test Of Kaveri Engine

The photo above shows the Il-76 test bed with the Kaveri K9 turbofan at the Gromov Flight Research Institute on Wednesday. Just received the following statement from DRDO (in full):

The indigenously designed and developed Kaveri Engine was successfully flight tested by DRDO yesterday during the Flying Test Bed (FTB) Trials at Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI), Moscow, Russia. The engine was tested from take-off to landing and flew for a period of over one hour up to at an altitude of 6000m at a speed of 0.6 mach on its maiden flight. The engine control, engine performance and engine health during the flight were found to be excellent. With this test, Kaveri Engine has completed a major milestone of the development program. During the coming months further 50-60 test flights will be carried out to mature the engine in terms of reliability, safety and airworthiness. These trials would pave the way for further flight trials of Kaveri engine with a fighter aircraft.

An existing Il-76 aircraft was modified as a Flying Test Bed for this trial, with Kaveri engine replacing one of the four engines of the aircraft. The modifications included instrumentation required for trials as well as integration of mechanical, electrical and fuel system. The engine was controlled by the pilot from the cockpit. A number of taxi trials were carried out with Kaveri Engine integrated with the aircraft, before this maiden flight. The engine data was recorded in the aircraft as well as transmitted to ground station by telemetry.

A team of 20 scientists from Gas Turbine Research Establishment, DRDO, have been working along with GFRI for these trials. Dr Prahlada, Chief Controller, R&D (Aeronautics & Services Interaction) briefed the Media about the significance of the first flight.

Kaveri engine is being developed for fighter aircraft at India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a DRDO laboratory based in Bangalore with the active support of several other DRDO labs, academic institutions and industry partners. During the development phase, Kaveri engine has successfully completed various stages of development including component testing, safety tests, ground based engine tests, endurance tests etc, both at GTRE as well as test facilities abroad.

 

[sesha_maruthi27]

Kaveri Turbofan Passes Tests Outside Moscow

The K-9 model of India's Kaveri turbofan jet engine has successfully completed one phase of ground aqnd flight tests on an Ilyushin-76 platform at the Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI) in Moscow. A second phase of tests is currently in progress. All preliminary test points are said to have been met, though a final report is yet to be out. More details later this evening.

 

[nitesh]

^^

Don't think there will be any burial of K 9 guys, for AURA GTRE is on board. now what's the guess guys........

 

[plugwater]

 

[Rahul Singh]

Size of intake is directly relative to frontal diameter of Turbofan/Turbojet. So here the intake has been sized to allow only permissible volume of air or the volume K-9 will be able to suck through LCA intakes.