PICS OF LCA NP1 & NP2 DURING Ski-jump

[samlove]

During the month of April 2016, the LCA Naval Prototypes (both NP-1 and NP-2) contributed significantly towards the carrier compatibility flight testing process.
Both the prototypes took off the Ramp commencing the take-off roll from the Restraining Gear System (RGS). The combined effort from all the personnel from Indian Navy, NFTC, ADA, HAL, NAL, ADE, Certifying agencies (CEMILAC and DGAQA), Goa Shipyard Limited (Responsible for maintaining the Shore Based Test Facility) resulted in a fruitful progress towards carrier operations over a period of three weeks.

 

[Awesome Indian]

What about the arrestor cables landing trials????

 

[samlove]

What about the arrestor cables landing trials????

THEY first want to certify lca in skijump first

 

[halupridol]

What about the arrestor cables landing trials????

they will start in next decade

 

[Perpendicular]

Didn't knew Tejas can look good also. May be its the twin seater that looks better.

 

[Agent_47]

Is that EW pod ?

 

[Mustang06]

Such a beauty!

 

[Skull and Bones]

Is that EW pod ?

Possibly dummy weight to measure flight character. I am as clueless as you are about it.

 

[Nimitam]

Is that EW pod ?

What pod ? I don't see any pods.

Are you talking about the weapons pylone ?

 

[livingdead]

keep practicing...

 

[Water Car Engineer]

I dont think we can truly grasp sights like this until we're all older, and see what these initial efforts would lead to.

But in the near future, it would be a sight to see this hook on to INS Vikrant.