HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions

[nik141991]

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o my god look bad ***

 

[sancho]

They also gave the LCH a nose job:

 

[sancho]

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@Abingdonboy

As you can see in the background, the addition of the EW suit is part of the MK IV standard and applied to all Dhruv versions. It's just like LCA's MK1 or MK2 standard will are the base for IAF's LCA and IN's N-LCA, even if they are different varients.

 

[Abingdonboy]

@Abingdonboy

As you can see in the background, the addition of the EW suit is part of the MK IV standard and applied to all Dhruv versions. It's just like LCA's MK1 or MK2 standard will are the base for IAF's LCA and IN's N-LCA, even if they are different varients.

Indeed, very nice to see and essential in this day and age really! I'm guessing the FLIR is an optional extra with the SDS being standard. That would make sense- not every helo needs to have FLIR.

 

[ni8mare]

They also gave the LCH a nose job:

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yeah notice it also.........

 

[Abingdonboy]

+ @sancho I wonder where they are going to put the self-defence sensors on the LCH? Above the cockpit? I'm assuming they'll be next to identical for the LCH as they are on the ALH.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Looks more like they have added a covering around the exhaust, most likely for drag reductions, similar to what we have seen before with coverings at the guns and the gears.

In addition to drag reductionI think it is more than likely an attempt to suppress the IR signature of the engines.

 

[Derolo]

How many years to IOC-1 ?

 

[ni8mare]

Notable changes.....

 

[ashish1]

How many years to IOC-1 ?

1 year.2015 December,But HAL is saying that they could pull it off before it.

 

[Abingdonboy]

1 year.2015 December,But HAL is saying that they could pull it off before it.

They are saying they can get the IOC in September 2015 as they are funding (on their own) the TD-4 which will be flying soon and thus accelerating the flight test schedule.

 

[Derolo]

1 year.2015 December,But HAL is saying that they could pull it off before it.

So LCH IOC-1 can be expected to cleared by 2018 december as per HAL.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

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Watch when they put the EW sensors on it. It's going to look badass!!

 

[jha]

Watch when they put the EW sensors on it. It's going to look badass!!

Add couple of missiles and Rocket Pods...

 

[sancho]

+ @sancho I wonder where they are going to put the self-defence sensors on the LCH? Above the cockpit? I'm assuming they'll be next to identical for the LCH as they are on the ALH.

Check the picture of the mock up that I posted in the stub wing post, that might give some hints about the position.

In addition to drag reductionI think it is more than likely an attempt to suppress the IR signature of the engines.

Yeah GORKHALI said that too, but if IR reduction was the aim, wouldn't they had changed the exhaust form or inlet, rather then just covering it from the outside? And it's not even fully covered, that's why I thought it's more an aerodynamic extension of the engine covering.

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And the higher position of the stub wings