Naval LCA Tejas

[Butter Chicken]

 

[TopWatcher]

Why , do navy ordering tejas ?

 

[BON PLAN]

Nice !
It's not easy to built a naval fighter.
I really think there is space for a light carrier fighter, for the air to air role mainly.

 

[Blademaster]

how many tons of ordnance with sufficient fuel can the Naval Tejas carry while taking off from Vikrant?

 

[v952010]

 

[v952010]

 

[Adm Kenobi]

how many tons of ordnance with sufficient fuel can the Naval Tejas carry while taking off from Vikrant?

Insignificant.
N LCA has a very poor fuel fraction, + it can't take off with "sufficient fuel" required for carrier ops, even with no payload.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Took too long to stop. Guess it misses the first two arresting wires. If it’s the first one, then they need to increase the tension I guess.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Nice !
It's not easy to built a naval fighter.
I really think there is space for a light carrier fighter, for the air to air role mainly.

As a trainer yes.

 

[Hari Sud]

how many tons of ordnance with sufficient fuel can the Naval Tejas carry while taking off from Vikrant?

Worry less about tons of ordnance it can carry. Worry more about quality of missiles/ other ordnance it carries. Superior missiles will outdo tons.

 

[BON PLAN]

how many tons of ordnance with sufficient fuel can the Naval Tejas carry while taking off from Vikrant?

A single engine fighter (and not spécially highly thrusted), in a CATOBAR config is only sustainable in a air to air config. So 400 to 800 kg of weapons + fuel.

 

[BON PLAN]

As a trainer yes.

Maybe more. As a "point defense" fighter for the carrier.

 

[BON PLAN]

N LCA has a very poor fuel fraction

It is probably the main problem

 

[skunk works]

Nice !
It's not easy to built a naval fighter.
I really think there is space for a light carrier fighter, for the air to air role mainly.

Single engine naval fighter is a terrible idea anyway.

 

[Arjun Mk1A]

Single engine naval fighter is a terrible idea anyway.

Then Lockheed Martin pulled greatest con in the history.

 

[skunk works]

Then Lockheed Martin pulled greatest con in the history.
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Of course they did

 

[DumbPilot]

Took too long to stop. Guess it misses the first two arresting wires. If it’s the first one, then they need to increase the tension I guess.

Standard naval doctrine(atleast in US/Russia) is to catch the 3 wire out of 4 or 2 wire out of 3 to my knowledge.

More because of the reason that the safest approach will land your tailhook on those wires

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

Standard naval doctrine(atleast in US/Russia) is to catch the 3 wire out of 4 or 2 wire out of 3 to my knowledge.

More because of the reason that the safest approach will land your tailhook on those wires

It hooked the first wire.

 

[Photon]

First Fighters Land Aboard India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier

An inaugural landing on INS Vikrant was made by India’s Light Combat Aircraft — Navy and underscores a time of major naval modernization for India.

www.thedrive.com

 

[SwordOfDarkness]

Took too long to stop. Guess it misses the first two arresting wires. If it’s the first one, then they need to increase the tension I guess.

Nope, just about right, a very smooth landing.
The tention isnt constant, it is adjusted for different fighter weights and landing speeds to get the best smooth landing... This one seemed very nice for the aircraft, they will alter the values for different aircraft.