LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

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[Suhaan]

Mods ,come over and please clean the thread,some gentleman here is derailing this beautiful thread with his rant Tejas this Tejas that,@LETHALFORCE @ezsasa

 

[johnq]

Regardless of the disinformation campaign against Tejas, there are accounts of pilots who love it, such as the following:

Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi

Ignore the naysayers, they are either stuck in an older mindset against Indian products, amateurs, or have an import agenda.
The Israeli radar on the Tejas actually has the best SAR imaging of all fighters in the IAF. Its actual range is classified, but from what I've heard it can hold its own in BVR against the best fighters of the IAF, especially after it gets the Astra and multiple missile racks. In dogfighting the Tejas is unbeatable at high altitude due to its having the lowest wing loading of any fighter in the IAF, as well as over the shoulder missile firing capability by using its helmet mounted display.
The Tejas has one of the most reliable engines in the IAF, and its actual range is far greater than is known to the public, because the GE engine uses less fuel than its competitors.

 

[patriots]

Tejas trainer..........may be the most beautiful Tejas variant...

 

[Adrian Corvus]

Tejas trainer..........may be the most beautiful Tejas variant... View attachment 54150

Is that an R-73?

 

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Is that an R-73?

Yes , that an R 73 Missiles's .

 

[Bleh]

 

[Abhay Rajput 02]

Whats up with the r73 on left side

 

[Bleh]

Whats up with the r73 on left side

I think right one is a dummy.

 

[Abhay Rajput 02]

I think right one is a dummy.

But where is it tail fin .? I can't see it

 

[Bleh]

But where is it tail fin .? I can't see it

Look closely... painted black.

 

[Abhay Rajput 02]

Look closely... painted black.

It's looks like a white line at the end . I guess it's not clear

 

[scatterStorm]

Why mirage shouldn't be compared with Tejas. Its an overkill. Wish upgrades would be there.

 

[Bleh]

Why mirage shouldn't be compared with Tejas. Its an overkill.

Only absolute superiority that it has over both Tejas & F-16 is its massively higher BVR hardpoint capacity of 6 BVRs against 2 of Tejas, 4 of F-16 with 3 drop-tanks. Tejas may carry 4 BVRs but with only 1 tank.

Other than that Mirage-2000 T/W is lower by 0.3 & STR is lower by 2-3°/sec than FOC Tejas, pilots say the flight controls are better in the latter too. Its RCS is more than 3 times too & Mica is definitely a inferior missile to both Derby or Astra.
Plus Tejas can't yet break out of its dictated flight regime, 8.5G & 26° AoA have only been tested on LSPs but not operational.

Although, the outboard pylonsof Tejas wings are rated for 150kg+... they should be able to take Derby, leaving the 3 inner pylons for drop-tanks. Presently max 4:

 

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[Chandragupt Maurya]

View attachment 54395

Wow where did you get this model?

 

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Wow where did you get this model?

Harshal PAL Ji's CGI's .

 

[Chandragupt Maurya]

Harshal PAL Ji's CGI's .

I thought you 3d printed it

 

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I thought you 3d printed it

No , but could be available someday's .

 

[Chandragupt Maurya]

No , but could be available someday's .

Print it in some high quality 3D printer give it a finishing and start selling it online as a key ring or finger fidget