LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[HariPrasad-1]

A toaster which outperformed elta in it's initial trials , and this is improved mk2

If it has L band antenna as speculated, it will be able to detect the stealth.

 

[HawkisRight]

Yellowove..

 

[indiatester]

Yellowove..

Which missile is that?

 

[Adrian Corvus]

Which missile is that?

Looks like R-73

 

[Bleh]

 

[Lonewolf]

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Lift ???

 

[FalconSlayers]

Lift ???

NLCA

 

[Deadtrap]

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NLCA beside F-16? Is it from Aero india?!

 

[Bleh]

Lift ???

NLCA & AF-LCA.. Landing-gear height comparison. MWF height is roughly same as the former.

NLCA beside F-16? Is it from Aero india?!

I don't really know.. Old photo.

 

[MirageBlue]

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Nice comparison pic!

So in a way the LCA Navy Mk1 and the LCA Trainers may have better area ruling than the Tejas Mk1 single seaters, due to the hump introduced by the canopy and blending it with the center fuselage.

Another difference that became apparent is the 3 door supplemental air intake on the air intake side in the LCA Navy whereas the Tejas Mk1 AF version has a single door on the intake side.

 

[Bleh]

So in a way the LCA Navy Mk1 and the LCA Trainers may have better area ruling than the Tejas Mk1 single seaters, due to the hump introduced by the canopy and blending it with the center fuselage.

Can't be told easily. The area-ruled LCA model's bulge is not as much as the trainer/naval. Timely compression of the fuselage is necessary too... So it's more likely that the twin-seaters overshoots that ideal shape towards the other side (ie, becomes too bulged at unwanted places).

 

[Roland55]

If you dont know, i really like the old white camo haha!

credits to Premshree Pillai for the pictures!

 

[Blank]

How many Tejas configuration concepts were there?

I remember :

Tejas MK1
Tejas MK1A (Ordered)
Tejas MK2 (Cancelled)
MWF Tejas MK2
NLCA (Only Prototypes)
NLCA MK2 (Cancelled)
NLCA Trainer (Cancelled)
Tejas Unmanned (Status Unknown?)
Tejas MAX Mothership
Tejas SPORT/LIFT
Super Tejas/ORCA/TEDBF
Not counting the TDs, PVs, LSPs

I might be wrong here.
But if they all existed, you can make an entire decent Air Force out of it.

 

[Ghost hale]

How many Tejas configuration concepts were there?

I remember :

Tejas MK1
Tejas MK1A (Ordered)
Tejas MK2 (Cancelled)
MWF Tejas MK2
NLCA (Only Prototypes)
NLCA MK2 (Cancelled)
NLCA Trainer (Cancelled)
Tejas Unmanned (Status Unknown?)
Tejas MAX Mothership
Tejas SPORT/LIFT
Super Tejas/ORCA/TEDBF
Not counting the TDs, PVs, LSPs

I might be wrong here.
But if they all existed, you can make an entire decent Air Force out of it.

If I m right then
Tejas MK2 = MWF Tejas MK2
NLCA MK2 ~ NLCA Trainer ~Tejas MAX Mothership ~ Tejas SPORT/LIFT
Tejas Unmanned??? Super Tejas??? when does this happened?

 

[Lonewolf]

If I m right then
Tejas MK2 = MWF Tejas MK2
NLCA MK2 ~ NLCA Trainer ~Tejas MAX Mothership ~ Tejas SPORT/LIFT
Tejas Unmanned??? Super Tejas??? when does this happened?

Super Tejas ? Might be orca designation by OOO tubers , Tejas unmanned , really ???? A prototype for amca unmanned , maybe

 

[flanker99]

Super Tejas ? Might be orca designation by OOO tubers , Tejas unmanned , really ???? A prototype for amca unmanned , maybe

Any unmanned tech for amca will most likely be tested on tejas first imo....so possible

 

[Bleh]

Tejas MAX Mothership
Tejas SPORT/LIFT

These two are the same...

NLCA Trainer is not cancelled. NP-5 being built to meet US required specs for their trials.

 

[BlackViking]

Any unmanned tech for amca will most likely be tested on tejas first imo....so possible

And HAL has started the work with a HJT 16 to develope the technology

 

[Ar.gaurav28]

Its really sad to see things like this happening again & again...
still years it will take to replace all the 4sqauds of Mig21...
when will the start production of mk1a??

 

[IndianHawk]

Its really sad to see things like this happening again & again...
still years it will take to replace all the 4sqauds of Mig21...
when will the start production of mk1a??
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All migs are to be retired by 2025. It's already half past 2021. So 3 .5 years more of MiG-21.