HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions

[MehrotraPrince]

 

[Hindustani78]

The Vice President of India, Mr. M. Hamid Ansari seen with the ALH-Dhruv model at HAL facilities at Bengaluru. Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, HAL (second from left), Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, Director, Design and Development (second from right) and Mr. K. Naresh Babu (right), Director (Bangalore Complex) are also seen

Bengaluru, January 7, 2015:

The Vice President of India, Mr. M. Hamid Ansari visited HAL facilities here today. HAL Chairman, Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Director (HR) Mr. V.M. Chamola, Director (D&D), Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, Managing Director of Bangalore Complex, Mr. K. Naresh Babu, and other senior officials accompanied him.

Mr. Ansari evinced keen interest in flight hangars of LCA-Tejas and ALH. He also viewed different aircraft positioned in the HAL premises. With the Initial Operation Clearance (IOC) having been achieved for LCA-Tejas in December 2013, HAL is focused on the expeditious production and supply of the aircraft against the first order. The aircraft is expected to be delivered soon.

The ALH-Dhruv helicopter has a proven track record in both military and civil operations. Dhruv has also been exported to Ecuador, Mauritius and Maldives. Dhruv is particularly useful in meeting the arduous tasks in difficult terrains. Dhruv is being operated by Indian defence forces and State governments since 2002. More than 140 Dhruv helicopters are in operation logging more than 1, 20,900 flight hours.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

TD2

 

[RPK]

 

[RPK]

 

[vsdave2302]

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

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Are Major Sahab,

People say that an upgraded engine with 20% higher power is going to be available and LUH and future ALH familiy is going to use the same. Do you or @sancho or any other member has any idea?

 

[RPK]

The LCH TD-3 in the new camo gear.

 

[sancho]

Are Major Sahab,

People say that an upgraded engine with 20% higher power is going to be available and LUH and future ALH familiy is going to use the same. Do you or @sancho or any other member has any idea?

Not sure about that upgrades, but the LUH gets a varient of the Shakti engine:

HAL selects the Turbomeca Shakti engine over the LHTEC CTS-800

 

[Abingdonboy]

The LCH TD-3 in the new camo gear.

Doesn't look like the same digicam on the TD-2 which looked great IMHO.

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Dhruv helicopter crash in Tena, Ecuador.

In Ecuador, two HAL Dhruv ALHs have crashed in as many weeks. That's over half the FAE Dhruv fleet lost in the 6 years since purchased.

youtu.be/wOLGKr6fM28

 

[Etilla]

Total 4 Dhruv crashed out of 7.

 

[Etilla]

its same news no reports in news for 2nd crash .

Its the 4th crash

1st in 2009
2nd in 2014
3rd last week
4th yesterday

Ecuador loses another Dhruv helo to crash - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Abingdonboy]

Its the 4th crash

1st in 2009
2nd in 2014
3rd last week
4th yesterday

Ecuador loses another Dhruv helo to crash - IHS Jane's 360

Dhruv helicopter crash in Tena, Ecuador.

In Ecuador, two HAL Dhruv ALHs have crashed in as many weeks. That's over half the FAE Dhruv fleet lost in the 6 years since purchased.

youtu.be/wOLGKr6fM28

Total 4 Dhruv crashed out of 7.

One needs to ask some hard questions os the level of training these Ecuadorian pilots have and their SOPs, the ALH has an exemplary service record in India with hundreds of the bird in service, Ecuador has under ten and they have had almost as many crashes as India has!

 

[Krate M]

One needs to ask some hard questions os the level of training these Ecuadorian pilots have and their SOPs, the ALH has an exemplary service record in India with hundreds of the bird in service, Ecuador has under ten and they have had almost as many crashes as India has!

Actually Dhruv had a bad record initially in India, same thing with Nepal, probably certain tips about handling it at certain points of flight envelope may need to be passed on. Alternatively thorough review to rule out sabotage may be needed.

 

[nomi007]

it was better to take some assistant from
Kamov russia
like chinese