LCA Tejas achieves another accomplishment in Ladakh

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LCA Tejas achieves another accomplishment in Ladakh
PTI | Jan 29, 2015, 07.05 AM IST

JAMMU: With three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold around minus 15-degrees celsius of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance, Tejas, the Indian light combat aircraft, has achieved a rare distinction.

"LCA Tejas has achieved yet another and a rare distinction with three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold around minus 15-degrees celsius conditions of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance," a defenece spokesman of the Northern Command said on Wednesday.

Starting the fighter aircraft under such extreme condition without any external assistance or heating is a technology challenge, he said.

"The requirements become further stringent when the starting is to be done three times consecutively with a partially charged battery. Team LCA led by AERD and C of HAL, and members from ADA, NFTC, IAF, CEMILAC and DGAQA have succeeded in achieving this," he said.

"The team LCA has achieved a technological breakthrough," stated PS Subramanyam, PGD (CA) and Director, ADA.

The engine starter is developed indigenously by HAL Aero Engine Research and Design Centre (AERDC), Bangalore, the spokesman said, adding that prior to aircraft tests, the Jet Fuel Starter was extensively tested on test rig to meet starting conditions across the operating altitudes, including Leh (10,700 ft) and Khardungla (18,300 ft).

The control software of JFS was fine tuned to work at all operating altitudes with no adjustments from cockpit. GE-F404- IN20 engine start up control schedule was also varied with several control patches to establish reliable start, he said.

LCA Tejas achieves another accomplishment in Ladakh - The Times of India

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LCA Tejas achieves another accomplishment in Ladakh
PTI | Jan 29, 2015, 07.05 AM IST

JAMMU: With three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold around minus 15-degrees celsius of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance, Tejas, the Indian light combat aircraft, has achieved a rare distinction.

"LCA Tejas has achieved yet another and a rare distinction with three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold around minus 15-degrees celsius conditions of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance," a defenece spokesman of the Northern Command said on Wednesday.

Starting the fighter aircraft under such extreme condition without any external assistance or heating is a technology challenge, he said.

"The requirements become further stringent when the starting is to be done three times consecutively with a partially charged battery. Team LCA led by AERD and C of HAL, and members from ADA, NFTC, IAF, CEMILAC and DGAQA have succeeded in achieving this," he said.

"The team LCA has achieved a technological breakthrough," stated PS Subramanyam, PGD (CA) and Director, ADA.

The engine starter is developed indigenously by HAL Aero Engine Research and Design Centre (AERDC), Bangalore, the spokesman said, adding that prior to aircraft tests, the Jet Fuel Starter was extensively tested on test rig to meet starting conditions across the operating altitudes, including Leh (10,700 ft) and Khardungla (18,300 ft).

The control software of JFS was fine tuned to work at all operating altitudes with no adjustments from cockpit. GE-F404- IN20 engine start up control schedule was also varied with several control patches to establish reliable start, he said.

LCA Tejas achieves another accomplishment in Ladakh - The Times of India

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@rockstarIN @ @BDforever @utraash @DRAY @TimeTraveller

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By:www.eenaduindia.com
IAF chief to take maiden flight in Tejas

New Delhi: IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha will tomorrow take his maiden flight in India's indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas, and review the development so far. Raha will also inaugurate the LCA paint hangar in Bengaluru and visit the production line of the aircraft. The IAF has given an order of 120 Tejas, with 100 of them being an upgraded version. He will fly a sortie in a Tejas trainer aircraft which is a two seater, defence sources said. He will also visit the hangar where the Mirage 2000 is being upgraded.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), manufacturer of Tejas, is likely to hand over the fourth aircraft to IAF by June end. The four aircraft will make up for the first squadron of IAF which will be used for training and familarisation. Rather than waiting for LAC Mk II, IAF had decided to go in with an upgraded version of the existing Tejas with over 40 modifications. IAF currently plans to acquire 120 Tejas aircraft, with 100 of these having major modifications. The force wants Active Electrically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar, Unified Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite, mid-air refueling capacity and beyond the vision range missiles.

As per the production plan, six aircraft will be made this year (2015-16) and HAL will subsequently scale it up to eight and 16 aircraft per year. Upgraded version of Tejas will cost between Rs 275 crore and Rs 300 crore. Tejas, which was several years in the making, has now caught the attention of foreign buyers, with Sri Lanka and Egypt evincing interest in the fighter jet. Sri Lanka had recently rejected Pakistan's JF-17 aircraft built with Chinese help,.................Read more