LCA TEJAS MK1 & MK1A: News and Discussion

[karn]

tbh yeah they really liked those imported coms (if it works it works)

A system wide net is a thing you gotta commit to completely .. you cant pick and choose a part of a network . So either we get news that IAF is adopting the BNET standard or this bit of news is fake.

 

[Raj Malhotra]

I think IAF brass is soon going to realise that Govt is not going to import MRCA (my guess) That will force IAF to live with LCA. IAF as last ditch effort might be trying to do Dhanush, Nag, ATAGS maneuvred on LCA MKIA, to help MRCA imports

I think after 83 LCA MKIA, another order for 97 LCA MKIB might also come soon. (My hope)

 

[Smoothbore125mm]

I think IAF brass is soon going to realise that Govt is not going to import MRCA (my guess) That will force IAF to live with LCA. IAF as last ditch effort might be trying to do Dhanush, Nag, ATAGS maneuvred on LCA MKIA, to help MRCA imports

I think after 83 LCA MKIA, another order for 97 LCA MKIB might also come soon. (My hope)

i also think thats highly probable but iaf is pushing it heavily (way more than army dhanush,nag,atags) and we can get a good deal cause the manufacturif facility in india may make for foreign buyers too

 

[Azaad]

To all the Gen Z out here. This is what the situation was for the older generations ...

 

[Satish Sharma]

Iaf demanded some additional requirements which will take atleast 4 month for delivery of 1st Tejas mk1A.

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

Iaf demanded some additional requirements which will take atleast 4 month upto delivery of 1st Tejas mk1A.

Perks of having your own systems you can do whatever you want and add changes as long as you are happy with timeline that's why we want Atmanirbhar Bharat and before people on reddit start crying about another delay
Changes = delay
And IAF completely understands the delay

 

[MirageBlue]

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I think it's "airflow increased for certain angles while turning".
During routine flights engine will perform as usual.

Airflow increased to aid in pressure recovery during slow speeds. Adopted from the Naval LCA.

 

[MirageBlue]

Not all f16 have them. Slovaks did costs saving
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Slovaks didn't get to choose whether the F-16V had a pitot probe or not. That is the STANDARD configuration on ALL F-16Vs. Which makes it obvious that if it were that big of a deal and leading to that much signal loss or interference, it would've been removed as it was on F-16 Blk 60 for the UAE. The fact that it is retained on the more modern F-16 Block 70 (aka V) means it is not a real issue and can be addressed with other techniques.

Greek F-16V

Bahraini F-16V

Taiwanese F-16V

 

[MirageBlue]

Tejas Mk-1A carries out maiden flight but delivery to IAF delayed. Here's why

According to contract for 73 Tejas Mk-1A and 10 trainer aircraft, inked on 1 February 2021, the first Tejas was to be delivered within three years of signing the deal — February 2024.

theprint.in

3 months delay in delivery
Iaf has asked some changes wrt design recently and certification still pending
Small but major European parts haven't arrived yet due to rus-ukr war

Hardly anything major. the IAF has asked for the changes, they'll be fine with the timelines associated with making those changes. No one else needs to worry.

 

[Bleh]

One thing to be noted... If the IOC jets weight 7400kg & FOCs weighed 7070kg that kinda explains the difference in perfomance at airshows.

I'm curious to know how Mark1A will fly in an airshow.

 

[shiphone]

all the LSPs weight 6.7-6.8 tons...so we don't think the first batch of SPs(so called IOC standard) would be 7-800 kgs heavier, and FOC won't be lighter... around 7 tons empty weight is very possible for all current MK1s

 

[Satish Sharma]

Another thing which didn't notice

 

[Narasimh]

Another thing which didn't notice
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You mean pylons ?

 

[AnantS]

You mean pylons ?

rwr on outboard pylons

 

[Narasimh]

It has got RWR on there some reports say it's GaN based but I wasn't talking about that.

Look at the leading edge flaps
Earlier there were 3 individual leading edge flaps.
Now it has got 2 however it also looks like a single flap.. new images will conform it .
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I think I can see the third one as well. Very faint though look carefully.

 

[Haldilal]

Another thing which didn't notice
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You mean pylons ?

rwr on outboard pylons

I think I can see the third one as well. Very faint though look carefully.
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Ya'll Nibbiars That's the Tarang RWR.

 

[omaebakabaka]

Wall paper material View attachment 245973

Thanks brother, great quality wp indeed.

 

[Pazhassiraja]

What is the max speed of Mark 1A and its 'g' limit? There was a recent newspaper article stating that its max speed is 1.6 Mach while that Mark 2 will be 1.8 Mach. But to my understanding, it was mentioned in this forum that the max speed has been raised to Mach 1.8 in Mark 1 FOC versions itself. So, can anyone give some insight into this?

 

[MiG-29SMT]

 

[MiG-29SMT]