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DRDO Delivers Life Support System For Tejas Pilots
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed an Integrated Life Support System (ILSS) for fighter aircraft pilots, potentially adding India to a group of nations owning such technology. DRDO’s Bengaluru-based Defense Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (Debel), which developed the ILSS,delivered the documents to Tejas program chief P.S. Subramanyam recently for fit and further trials.
“An ILSS for fighter aircraft is a state-of-the-art technology that enables a fighter pilot to venture to the limits of the aircraft capability in terms of flight altitudes and g-forces. This technology had until now been the hallmark of the few highly advanced countries. The first batch of ILSS will go into Tejas aircraft,” Debel Director V.C. Padaki tells Aviation Week.
In addition to Tejas, the ILSS can also be customized to the needs of MiG-29, Su-30 and Mirage 2000. The system helps protect pilots against the extremes of altitudes and severe g forces imposed during aerial combats, as well as providing for breathing 100% oxygen in the case of ejection from aircraft.
The On-board Oxygen Generation System (Obogs) keeps the oxygen status of pilots at sea-level condition despite being at high altitudes. “It enables the aircraft to undertake long-endurance tasks, free from the burdens of recharging oxygen. The Demand Oxygen Regulator ensures that oxygen is delivered as per requirement at various altitudes and also during ‘anti-g straining maneuvers’ that the pilot undertakes during combat operations. An anti-g valve renders adequate g-suit inflation pressure to prevent g-induced loss of consciousness,” explains Padaki.
There is an electronic control unit that ensures proper Obogs functioning with changing altitudes, monitoring the ILSS and activating the back-up system in the case of failure. This technology is used to take care of both single- and dual-pilot operations.
Tejas chief P.S. Subramanyam says that the system has come at the right time when the program is entering a crucial phase. “With the Dec. 27 deadline set for release to service of Tejas and so much of activities hovering around it, the ILSS has added yet another indigenous element to the Tejas program,” Subramanyam says.
DRDO Delivers Life Support System For Tejas Pilots | AVIATION WEEK
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed an Integrated Life Support System (ILSS) for fighter aircraft pilots, potentially adding India to a group of nations owning such technology. DRDO’s Bengaluru-based Defense Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (Debel), which developed the ILSS,delivered the documents to Tejas program chief P.S. Subramanyam recently for fit and further trials.
“An ILSS for fighter aircraft is a state-of-the-art technology that enables a fighter pilot to venture to the limits of the aircraft capability in terms of flight altitudes and g-forces. This technology had until now been the hallmark of the few highly advanced countries. The first batch of ILSS will go into Tejas aircraft,” Debel Director V.C. Padaki tells Aviation Week.
In addition to Tejas, the ILSS can also be customized to the needs of MiG-29, Su-30 and Mirage 2000. The system helps protect pilots against the extremes of altitudes and severe g forces imposed during aerial combats, as well as providing for breathing 100% oxygen in the case of ejection from aircraft.
The On-board Oxygen Generation System (Obogs) keeps the oxygen status of pilots at sea-level condition despite being at high altitudes. “It enables the aircraft to undertake long-endurance tasks, free from the burdens of recharging oxygen. The Demand Oxygen Regulator ensures that oxygen is delivered as per requirement at various altitudes and also during ‘anti-g straining maneuvers’ that the pilot undertakes during combat operations. An anti-g valve renders adequate g-suit inflation pressure to prevent g-induced loss of consciousness,” explains Padaki.
There is an electronic control unit that ensures proper Obogs functioning with changing altitudes, monitoring the ILSS and activating the back-up system in the case of failure. This technology is used to take care of both single- and dual-pilot operations.
Tejas chief P.S. Subramanyam says that the system has come at the right time when the program is entering a crucial phase. “With the Dec. 27 deadline set for release to service of Tejas and so much of activities hovering around it, the ILSS has added yet another indigenous element to the Tejas program,” Subramanyam says.
DRDO Delivers Life Support System For Tejas Pilots | AVIATION WEEK
