Major technical fault during trials in Tejas

[Perpendicular]

We should wait for reports with more clarity and more trusted sources bro. But the thing is that, now several other sources will start 're-reporting' it based on this half-baked article.

Also, everyone,please take a look at this:

^^^^article from The New Indian Express, written by Hemant Kumar Rout claiming the Pinaka had a 'poor show during the kargil', essentially branding the Pinaka as a failure.

^^^ The same author(Hemant Kumar Rout), the same newspaper 'The New Indian Express', saying the 'Pinaka was successful in Kargil'.

 

[acetophenol]

The landing gear of LCA also doubles as air brake (like in many other aircrafts),for low speed passes , they would not be retracted at all, if I remember correctly, Tejas Navy/Tejas Trainer made its first flight with its Undercarriage extended for the entire duration.

 

[sathya]

Let's wait for some genuine news from a good source..

Under carriage down is a very broad statement ..

We have inducted and operating squadrons with technical faults..

Question is , is it at a tolerable level ..

 

[JonAsad]

Undercarriage problem no sweat lca can outmanuever jf17 even with its undercarriage malfunctions-

No worries 25 years of delay and counting its all because of bad indian press- indian denial mode at its best-

 

[Echo_419]

We should wait for reports with more clarity and more trusted sources bro. But the thing is that, now several other sources will start 're-reporting' it based on this half-baked article.

Also, everyone,please take a look at this:

^^^^article from The New Indian Express, written by Hemant Kumar Rout claiming the Pinaka had a 'poor show during the kargil', essentially branding the Pinaka as a failure.

^^^ The same author(Hemant Kumar Rout), the same newspaper 'The New Indian Express', saying the 'Pinaka was successful in Kargil'.

Presstitutes

 

[gslv mk3]

Undercarriage problem no sweat lca can outmanuever jf17 even with its undercarriage malfunctions-

No worries 25 years of delay and counting its all because of bad indian press- indian denial mode at its best-

Any more retarded statements ?

 

[kṣamā]

Like blasphamy law we should have presstitute law. Any news outlet reporting stupid or twisted facts for some ulterior motive should be tried against this law. Punishments should be in range of public humiliation and apology to never ever be able to speak on line/network.

 

[sathya]

Undercarriage problem no sweat lca can outmanuever jf17 even with its undercarriage malfunctions-

No worries 25 years of delay and counting its all because of bad indian press- indian denial mode at its best-

We are not that fortunate to have a aircraft , inducted into service without FOC , even after a crash and not have even a single technical fault.. .

 

[JonAsad]

We are not that fortunate to have a aircraft , inducted into service without FOC , even after a crash and not have even a single technical fault.. .

Isn't that a good thing?-
We can have that plane as many as we want- -
Not only your plane is failing but your strategies are falling apart as well- and its costing you alot--
Still we are better of with a plane we got via TCS in a gift wrap--

 

[GURU DUTT]

Cost worry on Rafale and Tejas
Sujan Dutta
New Delhi, July 18: The "stopgap arrangement" to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Paris visit in April, is estimated to cost the exchequer about Rs 800 crore per plane plus the cost of weapons and munitions, a defence source has told The Telegraph.

In other words, the 36 planes will cost Rs 28,800 crore.

To add to the air force's worries about depleting force levels, a light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas that was recently in field trials in Jaisalmer returned to Bangalore with a major technical fault: its undercarriage was down.

The first of the Tejas aircraft had been handed over to the air force in January this year pending a final operational clearance for the plane, which, it was hoped, would come by December. That hope is receding.

The Jaisalmer incident has further sapped the air force's confidence in the LCA. A former air force chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, had famously described the LCA as MiG 21-plus. The MiG 21 is of 1970s vintage.

"I wonder if you would go to a car showroom today," said the defence source, "and ask to buy a 1984 model Maruti."

The cost of the Rafale was one of the primary reasons that prompted the Modi government to rethink the contract after seven years of trials.

A contract negotiation committee is still in talks to fix the precise cost of the aircraft. The committee is not going into the technical specifications or trials of the aircraft because that is presumed to have been done during the trials through which the Rafale was selected for the air force's requirement of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft.

But the air force is worried that the procurement process is not fast enough to meet its requirement of fighter aircraft after it "number-plates" three squadrons by the end of this financial year.

"Number-plating" of squadrons is done after the aircraft of a particular unit are phased out - retired from service - or reallocated to other units to meet their shortages. Technically, the squadrons are still "alive" but they are bereft of planes.

Typically, a fighter squadron in India's air force has 16 aircraft (plus two in reserve). By next March, the air force will have retired about 50 aircraft without adding any fighter jet to its inventory.

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar had said the government would seek to meet the requirement of the air force's fighter fleet by hastening the production of the Tejas. But the Tejas neither has the capabilities the air force requires from a medium multi-role aircraft, nor is operational.

At about Rs 800 crore apiece, the Rafale is not cheap, either. The Sukhoi 30Mki, the most modern aircraft in the air force's inventory, currently costs between Rs 420 and 430 crore, the source said. But it is the time and cost overrun relating to the LCA that is probably more expensive, cumulatively. The LCA was expected to be delivered in 1993.

so in short "undercarriage was down" its ddors of the wheels kept opne during the flight ...... is that what he means ?

it happens sometimes their are technical snags in the best piece of machienarry

looks like arms lobby is trying yet again to some how make MOD reverse its dessicion on scaling down the MRCA order ..... let them bark no one is listning

 

[JonAsad]

Any more retarded statements ?

You banking on retarded statements for a retarded plane?- it will come if it makes lca of any worth at all--

 

[gslv mk3]

retarded plane?

We aren't talking about your junk fighter here.

 

[JonAsad]

We aren't talking about your junk fighter here.

Yeah we are talking about the mahatma LCA- that only flies well in your wet dreams- -

 

[GURU DUTT]

You banking on retarded statements for a retarded plane?- it will come if it makes lca of any worth at all--

jon bhai as a anty india hub bul watan pakistani you should keep owt of this and let indian waste their money on so called "obsolete technology fighter = LCA" but here you seem to be so concerned about it as if u are financing ARDE/HAL on R&D & testing of tejas ..... what should i call this attitude im confused

 

[gslv mk3]

Yeah we are talking about the mahatma LCA- that only flies well in your wet dreams- -

stop moaning...

talk about indigenous Pakistani motor glider...oops you can't even make that for your own ?