Tejas grounded after snag in landing gear

[Zarvan]

For almost 3,000 hours of flying, the made-in-India combat aircraft “Tejas” was a pilot’s delight, but within months of joining the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s fleet, these jets have been grounded because of nagging problems with their landing gear.

This major snag — the first since the military jet’s maiden flight in January 2001 — has showed up at a time when the country’s air strike wing is contemplating induction of 120 of them to make up for the depleting strength of its squadrons. With the Union government taking a decision to acquire only 36 Rafale fighters instead of 126 as originally planned under the multi-billion dollar, medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contract, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha has spoken of the need to add at least six squadrons (108 fighter aircraft) to shore up the total strength to 42 squadrons, and indicated his preference for an advanced version of “Tejas”.

Sources in the ministry of defence (MoD) told this newspaper that IAF pilots encountered problems with the landing gear of “Tejas” twice — first in Bengaluru and the second time in Jaisalmer after a round of weapon trials at the Pokhran range. The fighter was flown from Jaisalmer to Bengaluru with its landing gear deployed after the second incident. The upshot: the entire fleet consisting of fighters, the naval variant, trainers and prototypes have been grounded. “Occasionally, test pilots have attempted solo sorties, but the problem with the landing gear persists,” sources added.

Sources in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Bengaluru, confirmed that the snag has resulted in discontinuation of flights of these military jets but disclosed that the glitch would be fixed soon as the cause for malfunctioning of the landing gear has been identified.

The first “Tejas” combat jet was handed over to the IAF in Bengaluru on January 17, 2015, by defence minister Manohar Parrikar with the first squadron set to be based at an air force station in Sulur, Tamil Nadu.

Tejas grounded after snag in landing gear | The Asian Age
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[Indian Patriot]

Blind bhakts will start their song and dance drama how Tejas is the future of combat jets and other such random cr@p.

 

[45'22']

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[Maarkhoor]

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you are comparing devine Tejas with F-22 & F-16. Tejas is light year ahead in tech thre is no match.

 

[45'22']

you are comparing devine Tejas with F-22 & F-16. Tejas is light year ahead in tech thre is no match.

If a mighty bird like f22 can have landing gear problems then so can tejas
Secondly, donot place f16 with f22
f16 is more close to tejas than it is to f35 let alone raptor

 

[Maarkhoor]

If a mighty bird like f22 can have landing gear problems then so can tejas
Secondly, donot place f16 with f22
f16 is more close to tejas than it is to f35 let alone raptor

 

[GURU DUTT]

he he he first hub bul watan pakistanies said tejas is not flying then they said its no threat to them and then they say they will have all the capabilities what tejas in even IOC2 level has been tested will be there on block III version o there DSI tech enabelled super duper fighter

its another matter there super duper DSI tech enabelled fighter had been grounded a few times for varioous resons

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point is pakistani hub hbul watans dont let any opportunity of making fun and mocking LCA project as they are jealous and very scarred of it and see it as a very grave danger to PAF and then they say they are not obsessed with india , IAF or LCA project..... strange isnt it

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Blind bhakts will start their song and dance drama how Tejas is the future of combat jets and other such random cr@p.

It is a very very good platform. I don't know why you're so hostile to it. This is regular technical stuff that any jet will face.

 

[Sipahi]

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This is the best from an Indian so far

 

[Bang Galore]

It is a very very good platform. I don't know why you're so hostile to it. This is regular technical stuff that any jet will face.

btw, nice to have you back.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

btw, nice to have you back.

Thanks Bro . And nice to be able to get in with the old gang too

 

[shah1398]

Whats the glitch bdw? If they could not retract L/G and had to fly with them extended then it means that some micro switch esp one of the the wheels on ground switches has gone U/S that forbid the L/G to retract or may be the L/G handle has gone U/S. Having said so if thats not the case then it means an inherent design flaw has come up right now which was dormant till this time.

 

[45'22']

This is the best from an Indian so far

Emoticons are good arguments
Unfortunately i dont have any counter smiley to respond

Good day

 

[aftab_s81]

I am sick of this "Tejas drama". Get rid of it. Let the little bird give 1/2 more years and then comment. Why we are so obsessed with this aircraft?

 

[45'22']

I am sick of this "Tejas drama". Get rid of it. Let the little bird give 1/2 more years and then comment. Why we are so obsessed with this aircraft?

See the specs of tejas....it will give you the reason of obsession
Anyways we donot mind lol