HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions

[sathya]

may be all are going to be upgraded to final configuration

 

[kish]

I hear only two will first deliver first for FOC .. LSP 5 and further not the older one

 

[SpArK]

FAN ART: All-Chrome LCA Tejas!

Livefist follower Abhishek Kaushal sent me the above image today, his render of the Light Combat Aircraft. In his own words, "This is my first attempt at rendering, and I don't know why I put an all-chrome finish on the LCA body". Still pretty slick.


Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: FAN ART: All-Chrome LCA Tejas!

 

[trident2010]

State Agency Busy, Private Industry To Build Composites For Production LCA Tejas


With series production of the Tejas MK-1 to begin shortly to service an order for 20 (+20) aircraft for the Indian Air Force's inaugural LCA squadron, the Tata Group will, fortuitously enough, build the aircraft's most complex composite parts, giving the production series of the aircraft a decidedly more substantial private sector component that originally planned. The decision to rope in Tata's Advanced Materials Ltd (TAML) to build 20 sets of composites for the first 20 Tejas MK-1 jets was taken after India's state-owned National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) first accepted the task, despite being a strictly design and development agency, and then said its hands were full ("oh and hey, we're not a production agency") with reviving the Saras (more on that later) and other civil airplane programmes. Tata will produce 13 major composite parts for each of the 20 Tejas MK-1 fighters. These include parts in the centre fuselage, undercarriage doors, fin and rudder.


Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: State Agency Busy, Private Industry To Build Composites For Production LCA Tejas

 

[Hulk]

State Agency Busy, Private Industry To Build Composites For Production LCA Tejas


With series production of the Tejas MK-1 to begin shortly to service an order for 20 (+20) aircraft for the Indian Air Force's inaugural LCA squadron, the Tata Group will, fortuitously enough, build the aircraft's most complex composite parts, giving the production series of the aircraft a decidedly more substantial private sector component that originally planned. The decision to rope in Tata's Advanced Materials Ltd (TAML) to build 20 sets of composites for the first 20 Tejas MK-1 jets was taken after India's state-owned National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) first accepted the task, despite being a strictly design and development agency, and then said its hands were full ("oh and hey, we're not a production agency") with reviving the Saras (more on that later) and other civil airplane programmes. Tata will produce 13 major composite parts for each of the 20 Tejas MK-1 fighters. These include parts in the centre fuselage, undercarriage doors, fin and rudder.


Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: State Agency Busy, Private Industry To Build Composites For Production LCA Tejas

It is actually good news, HAL should offload work to Private players.

 

[SpArK]

Kemrock-HAL inks MoU for aerospace-grade carbon-fiber pre-pegs​

| By Anantha Krishnan M. | AVIATION WEEK |

Bangalore | India | November 16, 2010 |


India’s Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd. (KIEL), which makes reinforced polymer composites, signed a partnership with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) on Nov. 16 for a joint venture. The new firm will develop, manufacture and market aerospace-grade carbon fiber pre-pegs, along with its associated pre-pegs for defense and aerospace programs in India.
Announcing the venture, Kalpesh Patel of KIEL said that both companies have identified opportunities for development and marketing of pre-pegs. “It has immense potential in aerospace and defense programs in India, as well as globally,” Patel said.

 

[sudhir007]

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Tracking the Tejas: Weather holds back LSP-5 flight again today

Despite being cleared by the flight readiness review board and having undertaking the most-tempting high-speed taxi trials (HSTT) a number of times, the maiden flight of the Tejas limited series production (LSP-5) had to be postponed again today (Nov 17). Ruining LSP-5's sky party in Bangalore was the weather again.
The LSP-5 has been waiting in the wing for more than a week now to kiss the Bangalore skies. This is the 11th test vehicle to joint the flightline of India's light combat aircraft (LCA) program.
"We had prepared the aircrfat ready last night hoping that the weather will clear today. The team was ready even though it is a closed holiday due to Id. Now, we are hoping for the best tomorrow and so that we could fly. Even we had an HSTT today," sources said.
Stay tuned for more updates. Hope the Weather Gods would shift their rain dance venue from Bangalore!

 

[AMCA]

ooooh, LSP 5 is Going to be The Last and Final Right with all the Final Configuration???

 

[sathya]

Rosoboronexport is preparing a contract for the delivery of additional RD-93 jet engines to China, a senior official from the company said on Tuesday.

Beijing concluded a $238-mln contract with Moscow in 2005 for supplies of a 100 RD-93 engines with options for another 400 to equip its FC-1 Fierce Dragon fighter jets, jointly developed with Pakistan.

"We are holding new talks with the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation [CATIC] on another option for additional 100 RD-93 engines," Deputy General Director of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev said at the Airshow China 2010, which is being held on November 16-21 in Zhuhai.

"We hope that this contract will be signed," Mikheyev added.

The RD-93 engines is a variant of the RD-33 engine developed to power the MiG-29 fighter jet.

The RD-93 was developed by Russia's Klimov design bureau specifically for the FC-1 fighter, known in Pakistan as the JF-17 Thunder.

ZHUHAI (China), November 16 (RIA Novosti)



damn our f 414 is going to cost us 4 times than russian.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

FAN ART: All-Chrome LCA Tejas!

Livefist follower Abhishek Kaushal sent me the above image today, his render of the Light Combat Aircraft. In his own words, "This is my first attempt at rendering, and I don't know why I put an all-chrome finish on the LCA body". Still pretty slick.


Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: FAN ART: All-Chrome LCA Tejas!

Will make a brilliant addition to Iron-Man 3!!!

 

[MAFIAN GOD]

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Tracking the Tejas: Weather holds back LSP-5 flight again today

Despite being cleared by the flight readiness review board and having undertaking the most-tempting high-speed taxi trials (HSTT) a number of times, the maiden flight of the Tejas limited series production (LSP-5) had to be postponed again today (Nov 17). Ruining LSP-5's sky party in Bangalore was the weather again.
The LSP-5 has been waiting in the wing for more than a week now to kiss the Bangalore skies. This is the 11th test vehicle to joint the flightline of India's light combat aircraft (LCA) program.
"We had prepared the aircrfat ready last night hoping that the weather will clear today. The team was ready even though it is a closed holiday due to Id. Now, we are hoping for the best tomorrow and so that we could fly. Even we had an HSTT today," sources said.
Stay tuned for more updates. Hope the Weather Gods would shift their rain dance venue from Bangalore!

So I guess we will have LSP-5 flight at any day from now when the weather is clear.

 

[sathya]

Man i cant wait to see LCA doing some real action

 

[CONNAN]

damn our f 414 is going to cost us 4 times than russian.

THE 414 IS 4 time more advanced than RD 93
and also we have the licence to manufacture more advanced RD-33MK series 3 so no worries

 

[sageof6path]

major defect with RD93 is that it will leave out a black smoke as exhaust fumes so no need for a radar tracker a soldier with shoulder fire anti aircraft missile can fire at it........... so its good for us..........

 

[dingyibvs]

major defect with RD93 is that it will leave out a black smoke as exhaust fumes so no need for a radar tracker a soldier with shoulder fire anti aircraft missile can fire at it........... so its good for us..........

Where do you see that?