LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[IndiaRising]

Really dude.... This is multirole aircraft with exercise performance excellence particularly in ground attack mode, not can say about air defence role but anyway I think IAF can push it.
WE should had done this in early but alas government was different.

well all IAF aircraft currently in inventory can be called multirole aircraft except for SEPECAT Jaguar but you also have to define what is the primary role of each aircraft. for example, Su-30 MKI is also a multirole Aircraft technically but its primarily role is air superiority.

 

[Atcjurvin]

well all IAF aircraft currently in inventory can be called multirole aircraft except for SEPECAT Jaguar but you also have to define what is the primary role of each aircraft. for example, Su-30 MKI is also a multirole Aircraft technically but its primarily role is air superiority.

No su 30 needs to be pre programmed on ground for what role it has to be used it can't change its mode in mid air so it is not a true multi role.

 

[Mindrapper]

Is it fitted with OBOGS.......................

OBOGS is an MK1 A requirement. You will not see it in the MK 1 model.

 

[Anathema]

Is it fitted with OBOGS.......................

No - its not. Curious - Why do you think OBOGS is required ?

 

[Anathema]

Rcs of tejas is lowest in its class.........

This rcs talk is non sense. A fighter with external stores (drop tanks, munitions, etc) will be picked up from very far ! Essentially - A Su 30 and Tejas will be picked from round about same distance ! So in most mission profiles - RCS will not matter. Only exception perhaps is CAS missions.

Where Tejas really scores - visually its difficult to pick up.

 

[Hydra3]

OBOGS is an MK1 A requirement. You will not see it in the MK 1 model.

MK1 is having onboard oxygen generator, AFAIK

 

[Anathema]

MK1 is having onboard oxygen generator, AFAIK

No ! MK1A - assuming MK1A happens .

 

[Suryavanshi]

blunder has no chance against Tejas

Blunder doesn't have a production rate of 8 per annum.
Neither does the blunder have to face a two front war.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

This rcs talk is non sense. A fighter with external stores (drop tanks, munitions, etc) will be picked up from very far ! Essentially - A Su 30 and Tejas will be picked from round about same distance ! So in most mission profiles - RCS will not matter. Only exception perhaps is CAS missions.

Where Tejas really scores - visually its difficult to pick up.

What if its carrying only AAMs and not drop tanks or big bombs?Whats the point of using composites and lo observable features then?

 

[Hydra3]

What if its carrying only AAMs and not drop tanks or big bombs?Whats the point of using composites and lo observable features then?

Low maintain schedules/extra life for airframe, reduced weight so better T/W ratio

 

[scatterStorm]

I must say, the quality of FOC standard Tejas is good. The Paint job and all, inshallaha boy's did a good job. :biggrin2:
What I most interested is the software upgrade, most specifically the "Inflight wind mill reignition" and Zoom Climb.

 

[Saichand K]

GSH 23 mm twin barrelled gun: This Russian gun underwent extensive butt firing at Nasik before getti...

https://english.manoramaonline.com/...irst-tejas-foc-fighter-upgraded-features.html

Looks like GSH 23mm gun is now tested and cleared for firing.

 

[Prashant12]

LCA Tejas SP-21

 

[Prashant12]

Flavour of the day.... Maiden flight of LCA FOC series production fighter SP-21 tail number LA-5021, piloted by HAL's Chief of Test Flying, Air Commodore KA Muthana VSM. Pic: Deb_Rana to the rescue

 

[Prashant12]

Integral GSH 23 mm twin barrelled gun on #TejasSP21

 

[dumdumdum]

Gun Integrated? So HAL delivered more than they promised as part of FOC?

 

[Anathema]

What if its carrying only AAMs and not drop tanks or big bombs?Whats the point of using composites and lo observable features then?

Thats why i specifically mentioned CAS missions - Close air support missions. You will be carrying AAM's in that mission profile - its a grey area on how much RCS it reduces. According to me- it does not do much. In a clean config - Tejas will have an extremely low RCS.

Tejas does not have any lo-observable features. It has small size - thats it. Small size - restricts internal fuel size and thereby it most probably will require atleast a center line drop tank. Composites may provide RCS reduction - but it is negated by external stores. Composites provides weight reduction, durability advantages.

 

[Anathema]

Gun Integrated? So HAL delivered more than they promised as part of FOC?

Integrated - but not flight tested; Testing should happen in a month or so.

 

[Anathema]

I must say, the quality of FOC standard Tejas is good. The Paint job and all, inshallaha boy's did a good job. :biggrin2:
What I most interested is the software upgrade, most specifically the "Inflight wind mill reignition" and Zoom Climb.

What is zoom climb and inflight wind ... ? Can you post link ?

 

[Hydra3]

What is zoom climb and inflight wind ... ? Can you post link ?

Zoom climb no idea.
Inflight wimd, if engine stall happens due to thin air or water content it can restart & sustain that ignition