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I don't remember the weight ever being a problem.Is the weight of the LCA still a problem? Was it ever fixed?
I don't remember the weight ever being a problem.
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It was apparently, something to do with the LCA being overweight. I can't remember properly, but the last time I asked in the indian section, the weight problem came up.
cool, how'd the engineering team manage to pull that off? Did they remove some of the plating or something?
IIRC,LCA navy has weight problem and it's being fixed with help from EADS.Is the weight of the LCA still a problem? Was it ever fixed?
IIRC,LCA navy has weight problem and it's being fixed with help from EADS.
When LCA was grounded for 3 months, I recall an official statement that there were some changes in ejection seat and replacement of some heavy LRUS with light ones. The extensive use of Composite should make it light in weight. 6.5 T was the weight of 2003 model. I remember some member providing a link stating that weight is 5.8 T. Can somebody tell that to what extent the Drag problem is resolved?
Ajay shukla had written in his famous article that it flies at Mach 1.6. Has the speed been increased? (Either because of Drag reduction or opening up of flight envelope?)
The official website still shows Mach 1.6:
LCA Tejas - Specifications: Leading Particulars and Performance
Thank you Sancho but do not you think that it is too low & should be at least Mach 1.8. Our Jaguar & Mig 27 has much higher speed with a comparatively less powerful engine. Is it because of Drag? I heard that LCA MK2 will have more refined aerodynamic & 3 % performance improvement will come from It. isn't 3% too low? Can LCA Mach 1 will ever touch Mach 1.8? I also see LCA take some more time to get air born compare to grippen though It gains speed rapidly. Is it because of lack of Canard?
One more question. Will LCA be able to match the performance go Grippen?