tejas trainer/ naval variant

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from Ajai Shukla's blog

 

[Trident]

Nice one! I was beginning to wonder what had become of the project

 

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hey it's gonna fly this year. naval variant may fly early next year.

 

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another
www.alide.com.br

 

[JAZZ]

looks like a tidy little design....the Tejas when flying from a carrier will have what sort of range - fitted out for AA mission or AS mission?

 

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combat radius at max load , 250-300km thereabouts (this is 350-400 for the IAF version)
40 minute flight profile .

drop tanks can increase this by another 40-50 minutes

the figures I am giving are for the K10+ Kaveri which hopefully will yield more than 90KN in re heat

 

[fightingirish]

Tejas Trainer doing Taxi Trials

 

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Here's a Tejas Loadout

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/AeroIndia2009/shiv/p2130084.jpg.html

 

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And this is how the Naval version will look on board the IAC being built right now...

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/AeroIndia2009/shiv/p2120014.jpg.html

 

[Jemiba]

Shown on the ILA 2012, a model of the naval version of the Tejas

 

[Matej]

Its funny how the cooperation with different foreign manufacturers affects the overall design. First Dassault-like concept, now moveable LERX from FGFA/PAK FA...

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://www.oneindia.com/bengaluru/oneindia-exclusive-drdo-to-abandon-kaveri-project-gtre-gets-revival-package-1565505.html

 

[Triton]

"Official LCA Navy Brochure 2015"

URL:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/255724079/Official-LCA-Navy-Brochure-2015

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-lca-navy-conducts-arresting-hook-test-450889/

 

[Deino]

???

 

[Sundog]

No more Naval LCA. My guess is this new one will be operational by 2050 if it isn't stopped before hand. This is truly ridiculous.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Well, that is confirmation that most national governmental projects across the globe get screwed by politics. Perhaps it will change some day but I won't be holding my breath.

 

[galgot]

???

This thing looks like a flying airbrake with so much things added to that small airframe.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Meant to post this here ages ago. From January 2020:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CA_6ZcYGj8

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQIuWB8GHDo&t=0s

 

[riggerrob]

Well, that is confirmation that most national governmental projects across the globe get screwed by politics. Perhaps it will change some day but I won't be holding my breath.

Hah! Hah!
Was it Klauswitz (sp/) who said that "War is politics by other means?"

Certainly Canadian defense spending always puts the poor bloody infantry priority-last while politicians search for other ways to spend tax dollars in ways that will buy the most votes.