HAL LUH| Updates and Discussions

[ni8mare]

Sanction for the development of LUH was accorded by GoI in Feb 09. The time frame for development is 6 years.

The helicopter in 3 Ton Weight class with Glass Cockpit with MFDs will be deployed for Reconnaissance and Surveillance role. It will be powered by a single engine. The helicopter will be capable of flying at 220 Kmph; service ceiling of 6.5 Km and a range of 350 Km with 500 kg payload.

Source: LUH

Powerplant: 1 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti 1U turboshaft engine, 1,272 kW (1,706hp) SOURCE: HAL selects the Turbomeca Shakti engine over the LHTEC CTS-800

 

[ni8mare]

Digital Mockup:

Cockpit design:

 

[ni8mare]

Ground Test Vehicle [GTV]:

 

[The_Sidewinder]

@ni8mare
Nice thread man. Keep up the good work.

 

[ni8mare]

Light Utility Helicopters from HAL » Indian Defence Review
With maiden ground run of LUHGTV successful, it's a historic chapter in India's helicopter development progs: HAL

Source: HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions | Page 64

HAL might reveal First Prototype of LUH at Aero India 2015 | idrw.org

 

[Agent_47]

Does this come under navy light utility helicopter requirements?

 

[ni8mare]

Does this come under navy light utility helicopter requirements?

no..its for army and airforce......navy has different requirement .in class of 5 tonne

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Composite foldable blades

 

[Water Car Engineer]

@Oscar

Maybe make this one a sticky.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

HAL LUH AERO INDIA 2015


More to come.

 

[sancho]

@Oscar

Maybe make this one a sticky.

Can't we simply use the LCH thread as an HAL helicopter thread, rather than opening dedicated threads for Dhruv, Rudra, LCH and LUH?

 

[gslv mk3]

Can't we simply use the LCH thread as an HAL helicopter thread, rather than opening dedicated threads for Dhruv, Rudra, LCH and LUH?

Like saying we should use LCA thread for AMCA thread.

 

[sancho]

Like saying we should use LCA thread for AMCA thread.

There is hardly news about the LUH, let alone the Dhruv anymore, unlike for LCA or AMCA with the development probably only to start this year. Not to mention that most of the HAL helicopters are related one or the other way. It's just difficult enough to keep people using those sticky threads at all and not opening dedicated threads all the time, but if we spread the few news for each helicopter, it will get even more difficult don't you think?
I think @jha once opened an helicopter news and discussion thread, which also would be a good sticky thread, since it includes all helicopters in operation in IAF, IN, IA, ICG, BSF...

 

[Abingdonboy]

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Can't we simply use the LCH thread as an HAL helicopter thread, rather than opening dedicated threads for Dhruv, Rudra, LCH and LUH?

I rather have projects like LUH, LCH separated.