German 1983 Light Weight Fighter in a 2010 Cassidian presentation

[datafuser]

Found a single engine delta wing fighter in a presentation by Cassidian.


http://www.aeroafrica-eu.org/download/present_09_dec2010.pdf

Could it be Dornier's new light fighter design for India in 1984? The missiles look like the French Magic 2 used by the Indian air force.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Looks like it. Fuselage is very LCA, it looks somewhat like they consulted with Dornier and Dassault on the wing and went with Dassault's wing over Dornier's.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

The Indian government has
been seeking technical assistance
from American and
European manufacturers for
the LCA programme, and a
fierce competition has raged
among Lockheed, Grumman
and Northrop as well as
British Aerospace, MBB,
Dornier, and Dassault-
Breguet. Finally, Dassault-
Breguet was chosen for the
LCA programme and won a
$100 million technical cooperation
contract with
India's Aeronautical Development
Authority.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%202148.html

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

India plans to develop an indigenous
light combat aircraft (LCA) and has
received proposals from British Aerospace,
Dassault-Breguet, and MBB to assist in the
design and development of this 1990s
aircraft

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%201767.html

So it is likely MBB or Dornier.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Confirmed as an MBB design. Seems to be specifically a wing proposal.


http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public//PubFullText/AGARD/LS/AGARD-LS-186///AGARD-LS-186.pdf

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Dr. Georges Bridel
Managing Director of ALR Aerospace Project Development Group,
Activities with ALR: Collaboration with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB (1984 - 1985) on the development of the LCA Light Combat Aircraft (India)

Source

 

[datafuser]

Great find, thanks a lot!

 

[Retrofit]

Dr. Georges Bridel
Managing Director of ALR Aerospace Project Development Group,
Activities with ALR: Collaboration with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB (1984 - 1985) on the development of the LCA Light Combat Aircraft (India)

Source

This link seems dead (got the message "Es ist ein interner Serverfehler aufgetreten.") or is it just my computer?

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Dr. Georges Bridel
Managing Director of ALR Aerospace Project Development Group,
Activities with ALR: Collaboration with Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB (1984 - 1985) on the development of the LCA Light Combat Aircraft (India)

Source

This link seems dead (got the message "Es ist ein interner Serverfehler aufgetreten.") or is it just my computer?

Works for me.

 

[Jemiba]

Had problems, too, until just now, when I could open that document.
Have attached it now, to prevent further problems.