Hindustan HF-73

[hesham]

Hi,

here is the Hindustan HF-73,an early design,with MBB and as strike fighter.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread159840/pg1

 

[ysi_maniac]

If I remember correctly, this was a K. Tank design
I remember to see a 3 view diagram in Flug revue ages ago. I have not seen this since then.
Nice to see this again.
Can I assume the same length than Marut? What do you thing ???

 

[fightingirish]

The original source of these pictures:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24656

 

[ysi_maniac]

^^^^^
Yes. In that site, Deino mentions twin tails. And I remember that in Flug Revue drawing

 

[robunos]

From the article 'HAL's Fighters... ...Hope and Hazard'

Air International, september 1976, (bound volume 11), pp.129-132, includes an overview of the HF-73 project.

cheers,
Robin.

 

[Deino]

^^^^^
Yes. In that site, Deino mentions twin tails. And I remember that in Flug Revue drawing

Yes ... bit I think that the configuration shown in the FR is a very provisorial (?) drawing including a lot of guess-work !

From the article 'HAL's Fighters... ...Hope and Hazard'

Air International, september 1976, (bound volume 11), pp.129-132, includes an overview of the HF-73 project.

cheers,
Robin.

... I need this article !!!! .... Does anyone have this issue .... PLEASE PM me !!!

Deino

 

[Deino]

Another PS .... these two wt-models are siad to be from the LCA (left ... at a time, when it was under study with BAe) and the HF-73 (right ... if this is an early or late configuration ... ???).

Pictures via ACIG (source: Harry !)


Deino

 

[ysi_maniac]

From the article 'HAL's Fighters... ...Hope and Hazard'

Air International, september 1976, (bound volume 11), pp.129-132, includes an overview of the HF-73 project.

cheers,
Robin.

... I need this article !!!! .... Does anyone have this issue .... PLEASE PM me !!!
Deino

I DO NEED THIS ARTICLE TOO!!! PLEASE :'(

 

[Antonio]

Air International, september 1976, (bound volume 11)

I'll take a look

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

I've read it fairly recently.

 

[robunos]

... I need this article !!!! .... Does anyone have this issue .... PLEASE PM me !!!

I DO NEED THIS ARTICLE TOO!!!

bear with me, wil get it scanned up ASAP,

cheers,
Robin.

 

[robunos]

article now available as 2.33Meg PDF. How do i get it to you guys?

cheers,
Robin.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Robin, check your messages.

 

[Rickshaw]

I too would be interested in the article, if at all possible?

 

[blackkite]

Hi robunos! Please try to send me PDF file by e-mail.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

a small info about the HAL HF-73 and HF-25 is here;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,902.0/highlight,hf-25.html

 

[hesham]

Hi,

a very strange thing,that I read about this HF-73 project,it had a twin
fins and rudders,I can't realize how ?.

 

[Deino]

...,it had a twin fins and rudders,I can't realize how ?.

Actually I don't think that the HF-73 had two fins as all other side views do only show one. This two-fin mystery may be based on a drawing, the German Flug-Revue published at a very early stage of that project. ???

Deino

 

[hesham]

Hi dear Deino,

the source for my info is; Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1977-1978,
and there is anther mystery,the HF-25 was a single engined strike
fighter based on HF-24 !.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


from a book about Kurt Tank,you will find a more info about this aircraft.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! Larger image.

 

[fightingirish]

[...]
This two-fin mystery may be based on a drawing, the German Flug-Revue published at a very early stage of that project.

That picture is from page 23 of the Flug-Revue Issue November 1975.
The following picture is from the opposite page 22.

 

[hesham]

The artist drawing is better thank normal drawing,


thank you for sharing my dear Fightingirish.

 

[hesham]

From Jet & Prop 3/1991,


the front section details of HF-73.