HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions

[Roybot]

With maiden ground run of LUH GTV successful, it's a historic chapter in India's helicopter development progs: HAL

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Great news We need a separate thread for LUH news and updates.

 

[sathya]

With maiden ground run of LUH GTV successful, it's a historic chapter in India's helicopter development progs: HAL

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Why it is called GTV , ground test vehicle ?

Won't it fly later ?

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

GTV yes Ground test Vehicle.
Don't worry it will fly and carry troops and equipment across LOC when needed.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: up to 6 passengers
• Empty weight: 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti 1U turboshaft engine, 1,272 kW (1,706 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 280 km/h (174 mph; 151 kn)
• Cruising speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
• Range: 351 km; 189 nmi (218 mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,492 m (21,300 ft)

 

[sathya]

GTV yes Ground test Vehicle.
Don't worry it will fly and carry troops and equipment across LOC when needed.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: up to 6 passengers
• Empty weight: 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti 1U turboshaft engine, 1,272 kW (1,706 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 280 km/h (174 mph; 151 kn)
• Cruising speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
• Range: 351 km; 189 nmi (218 mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,492 m (21,300 ft)

I was asking whether this GTV will fly or do we have make another LUH for test flying ?

 

[kaku1]

With maiden ground run of LUH GTV successful, it's a historic chapter in India's helicopter development progs: HAL

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I dont like the doors, can we dont put Gatling gun there,

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

I was asking whether this GTV will fly or do we have make another LUH for test flying ?

Yes the same model will fly, it was initial test to check the engine and basic cockpit functioning.

 

[vsdave2302]

GTV yes Ground test Vehicle.
Don't worry it will fly and carry troops and equipment across LOC when needed.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: up to 6 passengers
• Empty weight: 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti 1U turboshaft engine, 1,272 kW (1,706 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 280 km/h (174 mph; 151 kn)
• Cruising speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
• Range: 351 km; 189 nmi (218 mi)
• Service ceiling: 6,492 m (21,300 ft)

I am looking forward to an armed version of this with very powerful gun and rockets to oblitrate terrorist.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Lt Gen Philip Campose, Vice Chief of Army Staff, during his visit to HAL facilities in Bangalore

 

[Supply&Demand]

 

[592257001]

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Anybody plz update this chart on lch td 3 latest details

LMAO, how you figure that the WZ-10's gun was a 14.5mm Gatling?! I'm not even gonna bother pointing out all the other basic errors in this chart.

 

[Nodata]

Cant we scrap Apache and get 200 LCH?

 

[jarves]

Cant we scrap Apache and get 200 LCH?

Hi,
IAF and army have already ordered about 170 LCH's and orders will only increase from there on once the project is finished.APACHE is all together a different beast.

 

[Echo_419]

Cant we scrap Apache and get 200 LCH?

These 2 Helicopters are of different classes but the mainstay of our attack helo fleet will be of LCHs

 

[sancho]

These 2 Helicopters are of different classes

In public perception, not in operational terms:

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[Hindustani78]

The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari visiting the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, in Bangalore on January 07, 2015.