Aero India 2013

[indian_foxhound]

Looking foreward to updates on the LCH from A1 2013, not heard or seen much about it for a while. Hopefully we get a chance to see the 3rd test vehicle.

I like the second pic color paint on lch.

 

[Abingdonboy]

I like the second pic color paint on lch.

Yes, that Digicam paint job is ecxellant!

 

[sudhir007]

Rudra attack version for Aero India 2013 | idrw.org

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. said it will unveil the long-awaited weaponized version of its Rudra advanced light helicopter at Aero India 2013 next month.

The army will get its first indigenously built Rudra choppers, powered by twin Shakti engines, before the end of the government’s fiscal year March 31, HAL Chairman R.K. Tyagi told The Times of India newspaper.

“The combat capability of ALH is enhanced with an electronic warfare suite and counter-measure devices such as flares and chaffs dispensers,” Tyagi said.

“Sighting systems such as electro-optical pod and helmet-pointing systems have been integrated to augment target aiming capabilities.”

The Rudra uses an integrated architecture display system with multifunction displays for the pilot and has weapons such as a 20mm turreted gun, 70mm rockets and air-to-air missiles.

The Rudra — one of the names of Lord Shiva considered by Hindus as destroyer of enemies — will be used for airborne assault, logistics support, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation and, thanks to thermal imaging functions, antitank warfare.

The helicopter is based on the utility helicopter Dhruv, also built by HAL in Bangalore.

The Dhruv entered service in 2002 and around 160 are believed to have been ordered by the army and navy, a Press Trust of India report in 2011.

The Dhruv project was announced in 1984 when HAL began designing the aircraft with assistance from the German aerospace company Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm.

The Dhruv helicopter carries up to 12 passenger and two pilots sitting side by side, with a maximum takeoff weight of 12,125 pounds. Maximum speed of 180 mph is from two Shakti turboshaft engines or two Turbomeca TM 333-2B2 turboshaft engines. Service ceiling is around 27,500 feet.

Also to be shown at Aero India 201, and to the public for the first time, will be the Pilatus IAF PC-7 MkII basic trainer, Pilatus Aircraft officials told the Daily News and Analysis website.

“Deliveries and handover of the first aircraft to the air force will commence in Q1 2013,” the official is quoted as saying. “Instructor pilots have already completed their aircraft conversion course in Switzerland (where the aircraft are built) with technician training to be carried out in early 2013.”

The Pilatus is a direct replacement for the turboprop HPT-32. India has ordered 75 Swiss Pilatus PC-7 MK II aircraft for around $520 million, a report by NDTV television station said.

Until 2009, every pilot — fighter, transport and helicopter — started training in the Hindustan Piston Trainer but the HPT-32 was grounded in 2009 after a series of crashes.

Cadets now start straight into operating the Kiran Mk-1, an intermediate jet trainer.

But the two-seat Kiran, which was introduced in 1968, will complete its lifespan by 2015 and will have to be decommissioned, the NDTV report said.

Aero India 2013 will be at Yelahanka Air Force Station, near Bangalore Feb. 6-10.

The last Aero India exhibition, in 2011, had 675 exhibiting companies, of which 380 were from 29 countries.

 

[RPK]

Trainer aircraft, UAVs to debut at Aero India


Aviation aficionados are set to miss the sonic boom of fighter jets as transport aircraft, helicopters, trainers and UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) will steal the show during “Aero India 2013” commencing at Air Force Station Yelahanka on February 6.
Among the flying machines set to debut at the five-day show are the Pilatus PB-7 Mk-II basic trainer of Switzerland and weaponised version of Made in India “Rudra” helicopter. A low-cost, long-endurance UAV “ScanEagle” of Boeing would make its first appearance at the show. Almost all the fighters which performed breath-taking aerobatics at air shows in 2011 and 2009 — MiG 35 (Russia), F-16 and F/A-18 Super Hornet (USA), JAS-39 Gripen (Sweden), Eurofighter Typhoon and Rafale (France) — will skip this year’s event. All of them were in the race for the $ 11.5 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contract of Indian Air Force (IAF), but will not show up in the latest edition as the IAF picked the Rafale ahead of others in 2011.
Sources in IAF said the Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II basic trainer would fly for the first time over Indian skies at the air show. The IAF has decided to acquire 75 of these trainers produced by Pilatus in Switzerland, followed by an additional 106 to be manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

 

[Jason bourne]

Bangalore: Preparations for the 9th edition of International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence and Civil Aviation (Aero India 2013) have entered the last phase at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Yelahanka, Bangalore. In an interview to Express, Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, IAF, said that with barely three weeks left for the show, over 500 air warriors are ready to make the show bigger and better. “More than 27 countries are participating in the show. In addition, official delegations from 78 countries are expected during the 5-day show, starting on February 6. Our preparations began in September 2012 and the activity levels are at its peak now,” Rajinder Singh said.

Air Marshal Rajinder Singh
The show-stoppers include the Global 6000; Pilatus PC-7 (IAF's new Basic Trainer Aircraft), the C-130J and the Mi-17 V5 chopper. “The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft, Chinook and AW-101 helicopters are also participating in the show. This time we have a space pavilion and we are expecting the footfalls to increase , “ he said.
The Air Marshal said that based on his past experience of handling the show, the IAF has refined every SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), including disaster management, fire and aerospace safety. “The co-ordination meetings with stakeholders have been held to further streamline procedures and professional conduct of the show,” he said.
He said the IAF would also be showcasing the rapid strides made not only in modernisation of its combat fleet, but its transition from the antique bi-plane -- Tiger Moth (the first trainer aircraft) -- to the ultramodern Pilatus PC-7 Mk II.

Bird menace: With safety being the top priority for IAF, Rajinder Singh said that all out efforts have been made to contain bird activity, creating a conducive flying environment. “The Karnataka government has taken steps to contain catfish farming in the areas surrounding Yelahanka. We will also undertake bird reconnaissance sorties and have regular inputs from the Ornithology Cell, that studies bird habitats on airfields and surrounding areas to further reduce the bird menace,” he said.
Security: He said the anti-hijack, anti-terror and mass casualty evacuation are already place. “The security grid will be bolstered with Special Forces. Personnel from the NDRF, CISF, RAF and Karnataka government are closely associated with the plans. Various SOPs will be tested for their efficacy prior to show,” Rajinder Singh said.

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[Abingdonboy]

Unlikely IMHO, I could be wrong though. I would have thought France/Dassualt would be sending a Rafale or two, I'd be a little dissapointed if the Rafale wasn't at AI- a bit of a slap in the fact,no? Also I'd have liked to see the AH-64E, I hope the IN brings one of their MIG-29Ks. Next AI I guess we'll see the IAF's C-17 and IN's P-8I also.

 

[Jason bourne]

Heard "Swifts" and "Russian Knights" will Perform in AI 2013

 

[Koovie]

Heard "Swifts" and "Russian Knights" will Perform in AI 2013

Russian Knights would be great.

 

[anant_s]

He said the IAF would also be showcasing the rapid strides made not only in modernisation of its combat fleet, but its transition from the antique bi-plane -- Tiger Moth (the first trainer aircraft) -- to the ultramodern Pilatus PC-7 Mk II.

A small collage depicting the journey of IAF Trainers


De Havilland Tiger Moth

HAL HT-2

Percival Prentice

Texan T-6C

PZL TS-11 Iskra

HJT 16 Kiran MkII

HPT-32 Deepak

BAE Hawk

 

[Abingdonboy]

Heard "Swifts" and "Russian Knights" will Perform in AI 2013

It's a shame that Surya Kiran was disbanded. Am looking forward to the day the teams flies in their new BAE HAWKS!

 

[faithfulguy]

When most countries have air shows, they are trying to sell their planes to foreign countries. Indian Airshow is uniquely different in that its for vendors to come and pitch their hardware to India or show that they had sold something to India.

 

[Abingdonboy]

When most countries have air shows, they are trying to sell their planes to foreign countries. Indian Airshow is uniquely different in that its for vendors to come and pitch their hardware to India or show that they had sold something to India.

This is BS, it's a two-way street. The Paris airshow is the biggest in the world is this because the French aviation industry is the largest on earth? At Aero India 2013 there will be many international participants but also domestic participants showing off the likes of the ALH,ALH WSI,LCA,LCH etc



You need to look past your anti-India outlook, you're adding nothing positive to this site.

 

[śūnya_0_Zero]

You need to look past your anti-India outlook, you're adding nothing positive to this site.

Quite true, going by some of this guy's other posts I read in other threads.

 

[faithfulguy]

This is BS, it's a two-way street. The Paris airshow is the biggest in the world is this because the French aviation industry is the largest on earth? At Aero India 2013 there will be many international participants but also domestic participants showing off the likes of the ALH,ALH WSI,LCA,LCH etc



You need to look past your anti-India outlook, you're adding nothing positive to this site.

You are right about India showing off the domestic weapons. Its a political tool. So the show has two purposes, for foreign firms to sell weapons to India and other foreign countries in the region. And for India to show off its achievements to the domestic press to gain political standing for whoever in charge.

As for Paris airshow, its especially for French vendors to sell planes to foreign visitors, though its vendors from other countries to display and sell their stuff as well. Its definitely not for foreign vendors to sell planes to Frances, unlike the Indian air show.

 

[Abingdonboy]

You are right about India showing off the domestic weapons. Its a political tool. So the show has two purposes, for foreign firms to sell weapons to India and other foreign countries in the region. And for India to show off its achievements to the domestic press to gain political standing for whoever in charge.

Right, because India has not made a SINGLE foreign sale of an Indian aviation product?

As for Paris airshow, its especially for French vendors to sell planes to foreign visitors, though vendors for other countries to sell as well. Its definitely not for foreign vendors to sell planes to Frances, unlike the Indian air show.

Right, so the Rafale is selling like hot cakes? And the French have never bough ANY foreign aviation products?


Please, you people like to deal in generalisations and sweeping remarks but things aren't so simple or so clean cut. Every airshow has similar motivations.