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Tejas set to add teeth to IAF
India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas’ will be inducted into the Indian Air Force within the next few months, scientist Gantayat Gauda said on Sunday. Gauda, who is from the Centre for Military Airworthiness, Bangaluru, was speaking on Growth of Aeronautics in India at the annual function of Institute of Higher Secondary Education, the Plus-II science college under the Siksha O Anusandhan University here.
“The multi-role, single-seater, tactical aircraft is aimed to replace the ageing MiG-21 aircraft which have been the IAF‘s mainstay since the 1970s. Tejas has been developed indigenously except the engine which has been procured from General Electric,” Gauda said. He added the full operational clearance for the LCA is expected to be given by June 2011.
Gauda also pointed out its advanced version will be ready by 2015. “Scientists at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) in Bengaluru are presently working on the indigenous Kaveri engine for the LCA. The first LCA flight with this engine is expected to take off in the next two years,” Gouda added.
Gauda also informed the IAF had already placed orders for 40 LCA Tejas, and 83 more aircraft would be manufactured subsequently. “Five LCA Tejas aircraft, to be manufactured under limited series production, has already rolled out. This will be followed by series production to meet the requirement. One of its variants would also be rolled out for the Indian Navy but with a different name,” he said.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is the principal partner in the design and fabrication of LCA and its integration leading to flight testing. The LCA has been designed and developed by a consortium of five aircraft research, design, production and product support organizations pooled by the Bengaluru-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the DRDO, Gauda mentioned.
He also informed the students about the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) that Indian scientists are developing.
“The helicopter, which could be useful in tackling insurgency, was flown on March 31 last but some more flight trials were necessary. The Indian Army had already placed orders for 180 such choppers. The Army had also ordered 125 IJTs, which are twin-seater, trainer aircraft,” Gauda said.
Gauda clarified that the technical snags leading to frequent mishaps involving the single-engine MiG-21s have been identified and corrected. Among others, the university dean (post-graduate studies and research), S C Mishra, managing committee member Gopabandhu Kar and R N Choudhury were present on the occasion.
Tejas set to add teeth to IAF
India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas’ will be inducted into the Indian Air Force within the next few months, scientist Gantayat Gauda said on Sunday. Gauda, who is from the Centre for Military Airworthiness, Bangaluru, was speaking on Growth of Aeronautics in India at the annual function of Institute of Higher Secondary Education, the Plus-II science college under the Siksha O Anusandhan University here.
“The multi-role, single-seater, tactical aircraft is aimed to replace the ageing MiG-21 aircraft which have been the IAF‘s mainstay since the 1970s. Tejas has been developed indigenously except the engine which has been procured from General Electric,” Gauda said. He added the full operational clearance for the LCA is expected to be given by June 2011.
Gauda also pointed out its advanced version will be ready by 2015. “Scientists at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) in Bengaluru are presently working on the indigenous Kaveri engine for the LCA. The first LCA flight with this engine is expected to take off in the next two years,” Gouda added.
Gauda also informed the IAF had already placed orders for 40 LCA Tejas, and 83 more aircraft would be manufactured subsequently. “Five LCA Tejas aircraft, to be manufactured under limited series production, has already rolled out. This will be followed by series production to meet the requirement. One of its variants would also be rolled out for the Indian Navy but with a different name,” he said.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is the principal partner in the design and fabrication of LCA and its integration leading to flight testing. The LCA has been designed and developed by a consortium of five aircraft research, design, production and product support organizations pooled by the Bengaluru-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the DRDO, Gauda mentioned.
He also informed the students about the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) that Indian scientists are developing.
“The helicopter, which could be useful in tackling insurgency, was flown on March 31 last but some more flight trials were necessary. The Indian Army had already placed orders for 180 such choppers. The Army had also ordered 125 IJTs, which are twin-seater, trainer aircraft,” Gauda said.
Gauda clarified that the technical snags leading to frequent mishaps involving the single-engine MiG-21s have been identified and corrected. Among others, the university dean (post-graduate studies and research), S C Mishra, managing committee member Gopabandhu Kar and R N Choudhury were present on the occasion.
Tejas set to add teeth to IAF
