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At that scale too it'll make a good swarm drone. Size would make it super steslthy & would carry a good few kilos warhead.
Yes, Imagine a single twin seater fighter plane with all these new goodies can create mayhem. Porkistan doesn’t have such technology, neither China. They (china) can try to fool the world as much as they want but won’t succeed.At that scale too it'll make a good swarm drone. Size would make it super steslthy & would carry a good few kilos warhead.
Any delta platform has a natural high drag element to it which becomes a problem in a turning fight. In which case high excess power is the key. Its for this reason that the Typhoon is amazing at A2A roles despite being a delta wing platform. The same holds true for LCA. As we reduce weight, we also must try to put a 120+ KN power plant on it. And increase onboard electrical power for EW work. Recall that the Gripen E has wingtip mounted banana shaped EW pods which also seems to have CC missile rails mounted on them.In his simulation studies in Beta coefficient, Vivek Ahuja had written that any reduction in weight of Tejas from this level will give Tejas a major advantage against Pak F 16 in within visual range combat at all level. Weight reduction has a major advantage in close combat. Actually, the initial MK 2 design which was proposed to be half a meter longer has a weight of 6100 kg. That was a very impressive design in which 400 KG weight reduction with half a meter long fuselage and half a meter longer nosecone was planned. Weight reduction and aerodynamic Improvement hold the key for development of Tejas as a formidable flying platform.
Finally !!!
True, Scientist need more attention from government.finally the day arrives,
Tejas mk1A good to Go , with 83 fighter deal signed
nation owes a lot to the design team led by Kota Harinarayana,
he deserves a bharath Rathna fr this, nothing less
Will HAL adopt co cured and co bonded wing fr Tejas Mk1A,(if so we can look at some weigh reductionIn his simulation studies in Beta coefficient, Vivek Ahuja had written that any reduction in weight of Tejas from this level will give Tejas a major advantage against Pak F 16 in within visual range combat at all level. Weight reduction has a major advantage in close combat. Actually, the initial MK 2 design which was proposed to be half a meter longer has a weight of 6100 kg. That was a very impressive design in which 400 KG weight reduction with half a meter long fuselage and half a meter longer nosecone was planned. Weight reduction and aerodynamic Improvement hold the key for development of Tejas as a formidable flying platform.
Some info is missing , some ifo is legit but cannot confirm some info , need official confirmation to be sure.
This is the one which achieved 8.5G as per DRDO
Will HAL adopt co cured and co bonded wing fr Tejas Mk1A,(if so we can look at some weigh reduction
or
Is it already done in Mk1 itself?
AESA cooling unit will replace the ballast led plates of tejas mk1
we hv no news about any landing gear redesign also
We are yet to see news about any effort to reduce tejas mk1A weight
Yes, There are many areas where the weigh reduction is possible. Many parts were overengineered as this was our first effort in 4th generation. I have read somewhere that Tejas has 400 KGs of cable, it is possible to reduce their weight by half. Landing gear has its legacy in Jaguar. Its weight reduction is very much possible provided we do some research work on it. We actually do not know what is happening. However, 6% drag reduction and few hundred KG weigh reduction which have read in many open sources. Let us hope that it is true and we see Tejas MK1+ around 6000 KG with improved aerodynamics.
The fruits of indigenous developemnt,I don't know much either.
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You can tell that one of the cruise missiles have active-radar guidance & another has TV guidance.
That drag-optimised fuel tank have been altered to carry swarm drones, maybe... Looks same.
6 percent drag reduction will come from the better surface finish of wings and fuselage from the new cutting edge production line, It has no connection with weight reduction, as far as I knowYes, There are many areas where the weigh reduction is possible. Many parts were overengineered as this was our first effort in 4th generation. I have read somewhere that Tejas has 400 KGs of cable, it is possible to reduce their weight by half. Landing gear has its legacy in Jaguar. Its weight reduction is very much possible provided we do some research work on it. We actually do not know what is happening. However, 6% drag reduction and few hundred KG weigh reduction which have read in many open sources. Let us hope that it is true and we see Tejas MK1+ around 6000 KG with improved aerodynamics.
What you say is right but some other design changes are also identified such as canopy redesign etc. This aerodynamic improvement will reduce the drag which will result into 2% increase in top speed, 20% improvement in transonic acceleration, STR 18* per second etc.6 percent drag reduction will come from the better surface finish of wings and fuselage from the new cutting edge production line, It has no connection with weight reduction, as far as I know
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