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really a beast

 

[Kompromat]

Congratulations guys !

 

[gubbi]

Do helis have air refuling capabilities?
I just thought it dangerous with that big rotor spinning

Yup, helos do have air-air refueling capabilities. Atleast some do.

And the risks involved!!!

 

[faithfulguy]

I think Indian arm forces should go for apache longbow instead of LCH

 

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this beauty is indeed going to be a beast in the battle field

 

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I think Indian arm forces should go for apache longbow instead of LCH

Why should we not???? Apache is better, its heavy fighter, but we have our own life aswell, we Have to develop aswell, not that we have to be always dependent on some one else

 

[s6demon]

where is the flight video or account? all i see is a painted bathtub.

 

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where is the flight video or account? all i see is a painted bathtub.

Well, Its not been put on Internet... I wonder why.... And This looks like a bathtub to u?? ... And please when U cannot make one, please dont criticize others...

 

[ashisbutt]

I'm already liking the lean shape of the body - LCH. Looks like a Killer.

 

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I'm already liking the lean shape of the body - LCH. Looks like a Killer.

yes, its looks good..... This is going to be a killer.... Well HAL is doing a good job, and This would be a platform for India to take up the project for heavy combat Helicopters.... We are well On track... Steady and smooth growth...

SOME MORE PICTURES OF LCH​

 

[shag]

Wow this is such fantastic news

I have been waiting for this first flight since December.. finally they made it

Can't wait to see the beauty flying.. any Bangloreans lucky enough today to catch a glimpse of the bird???

Good Job HAL.. keep it up

Bangalorean here,
no views yet. Its under wraps like the arihant. There is a pattern there I think.Good strategy but bad for fans.

 

[shag]

Apart from landing gear it looks nice and modern. I think its called the same as Planes in Helis too.

good work.

I read something about retractable tricycle landing gear on LCH somewhere. not sure though and can't remember the source. But since they identified LO as one of the targets for LCH it would make sense to go for retractable landing gear.

 

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where is the flight video or account? all i see is a painted bathtub.

and had pakistan succeded in making any bath tubs

 

[shag]

Do helis have air refuling capabilities?
I just thought it dangerous with that big rotor spinning

Yeah in fact its quiet a standard on modern helis. even older Ah-64Ds have aerial refueling. Its more complicated though I guess, with the rotor moving a lot of air about.

 

[ashisbutt]

And as Kiran mentioned in the earlier post, the cost is the biggest factor. And when this killer is manufactured in great numbers then the low cost would be the killer more than the actual heli (for the enemy of course).

Also, I would like to mention this,

1. LCA is taking a long time and lot of $$$ since its the first of its kind.
2. LCH did not take a long time and not too much cost (at-least comparatively)
since it is a derived version of already home made Dhruv.
3. With the above things in mind, I'm having a great dream of MCA which, according to me should not take a lot of time and $$$.

Good Luck HAL and India.