Ka-226 battles through in India

[illusion8]

really ? mind giving some source?

I think I saw a gyrocopter video made in Pakistan.

 

[acetophenol]

I agree, but this helicopter is like a lego set..can change from assault to medivac configuration in just 2 hours:

thats cool. it seems that it can land in sea based platforms WITHOUT any modifications?

 

[Tshering22]

Not our Dhruv is feasible for this role?

Dhruv is heavier than this and is of a light-medium role. I wish if we could acquire more Dhruvs instead of a foreign helicopter but due to the red tapism in our government, we don't have enough production lines for Dhruv. So we need to buy to replace.

Basically, LOH is supposed to be taking its place. The idea was of nearly 390 helicopters out of which 197 is foreign and remaining will be LOH. I've read a report like that a year back.

 

[angeldemon_007]

I agree, but this helicopter is like a lego set..can change from assault to medivac configuration in just 2 hours:

Yeah its a unique chopper....What do you mean by assault ???? Also IA wants to use LUHs on battlefield in their armored corps and i highly doubt this chopper can survive a war. This chopper is more like a peacetime chopper. The unnecessary structure on the chopper like the rear end make it more visible thereby making it vulnerable to VSHORADS. Also i think the lack of tail rotor also effects its capability. Looking at the landing gears i doubt it can handle rough landing.

thats cool. it seems that it can land in sea based platforms WITHOUT any modifications?

Not possible. Landing gear looks very fragile, fragile even for rough landing on land, forget about landing on rough sea that too on a platform which is moving at a speed of more than 25 knots.
Not to mention you will also need fold-able blades and couple more features just like the ones absent from Dhruv.

I like the chopper and i think we should have it if Russians promise to give us the things mentioned in the first article of this thread but we should also make sure that HAL's LUH version should have a design which could be used in battle, a design which could be used to provide air support and surveillance for our armored vehicles.

Basically, LOH is supposed to be taking its place. The idea was of nearly 390 helicopters out of which 197 is foreign and remaining will be LOH. I've read a report like that a year back.

LOH/LUH is right on its track. There was a problem with the engine, i mean they were not sure whether they should use Shakti or go for some other engine. Turbomecca is also charging extra money for Shakti but i think its resolved. The requirement stands the same, for 384 choppers (197 from foreign vendor + 187 from HAL). The HAL's LUH will enter in the production by 2014.

Not our Dhruv is feasible for this role?

Well we needed a 2-3 ton category chopper for this role. They are mainly meant for surviellance, rescue operations, light attack. While Dhruv is a 5 ton chopper. Mainly meant for special operations, transport, ambulance, rescue etc. surviellance and light attack is not on top of its list. HAL has armed this chopper but i think they forcing this chopper to do something they are not meant to do. I think IA would rather prefer a heavy attack chopper like Apache or Mi28NE over Rudra.

 

[Abingdonboy]

This doesn't sound like anything like a confirmation of Ka226's victory but a confirmation it has completed the selection process. The fact is the Fennec has been tipped to win and I'd say ,gladly ,will win this competition.

 

[Birbal]

I have a bunch of flight manuals and other documents (in Russian) for the closely related Ka-26 if anybody wants them.

 

[Nishan_101]

Source of LAMA:
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I mean that PAC might have some capability to create something like this with two counter rotating rotors with wider blades and an all composite airframe and rotors as well.
And more over we could also look towards its Unmanned version with weapons for Army and Navy as well. like:

"* The Alouettes are clearly past their prime in the 21st century, demonstrates the persistence of this highly successful line of helicopters. There was consideration of even developing a "Naval Rotary Unmanned Air Vehicle (NRUAV)" Navy, based on refurbished airframes, fitted with a search radar, an imaging turret, electronic intelligence kit, and defensive countermeasures. Demonstrators were flown to evaluate the robot flight control system and other avionics, but the navy's interest then moved on to an NRUAV based on the much more modern and capable than other helicopter, and the Alouette III just became another one of the many interesting "what-ifs" of aviation history.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Source of LAMA:
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I mean that PAC might have some capability to create something like this with two counter rotating rotors with wider blades and an all composite airframe and rotors as well.
And more over we could also look towards its Unmanned version with weapons for Army and Navy as well. like:

"* The Alouettes are clearly past their prime in the 21st century, demonstrates the persistence of this highly successful line of helicopters. There was consideration of even developing a "Naval Rotary Unmanned Air Vehicle (NRUAV)" Navy, based on refurbished airframes, fitted with a search radar, an imaging turret, electronic intelligence kit, and defensive countermeasures. Demonstrators were flown to evaluate the robot flight control system and other avionics, but the navy's interest then moved on to an NRUAV based on the much more modern and capable than other helicopter, and the Alouette III just became another one of the many interesting "what-ifs" of aviation history.

The IN in collaberation with IAI already wen quite far down the road to turn their Chetaks into NRUAVs but in the end it was found to be unfeasible and not cost effective. Afterall these are old platforms who were not oringally intended to be NRUAVs.

IN's platform:

That is why the IN is moving forward with NG FireScout and a more capable NRUAV based on the Dhruv.

 

[Nishan_101]

The IN in collaberation with IAI already wen quite far down the road to turn their Chetaks into NRUAVs but in the end it was found to be unfeasible and not cost effective. Afterall these are old platforms who were not oringally intended to be NRUAVs.

IN's platform:

That is why the IN is moving forward with NG FireScout and a more capable NRUAV based on the Dhruv.

So please post some pictures of the NG FireScout and especially NRUAV based on the Dhruv.....