Wet thrust is not that important when compared to the dry thrust since the plane would be flying without afterburners most of the time.Also high T/W ratio enables supercruise above Mach 1 but that would be impossible unless the engine is given almost 60-65 kn dry thrust and empty weight of body...
After coward Kejru quit after 49 days following the lokpal drama,Delhi was under President rule.Don't tell me even Pranab Mukherjee is on Ambanis payroll.
Why does not GOI ask GE to uprate the dry thrust of F404 as they did with Volvo for Gripen C/D.6-10 kn increase in dry thrust would go a long way if HAL manages to shed 1000 kilos off Tejas.
Why are recycling the same pic over and over again.BJP was not ruling Delhi when this scam was taking place,nor was it in the centre.And I don't think Congress would be so generous as to divide the loot with its opposition.Blaming someone without any logic is why your kind is called AAPtard.
Still waiting for the RAW conspiracy stories to start.
BTW Man,RAW must be some terrific organisation.Neural control is not an easy task for any external intelligence agency.
If everybody is ripping us off,then why not get ripped off by someone who may not or does not possess the ability to hinder essential supplies in time of war.Regardless of our discussion,which american fighter do you think is best suited for our needs?
Yes I remember that goal of diversification of purchases by IAF.But that point is quickly becoming moot with the dangerously low squadron levels and unavailability of a dedicated interceptor.Tejas seems nowhere in sight and god knows when PAKFA and AMCA will arrive.Rafale deal is getting too...
Guru bhai.US products comes with a motherlode of strings attached.Better not to touch that even with a ten foot pole.
BTW @IND151 why are we not looking at a Mig-35 MKI ,given its size and IAF experience with them,it certainly looks like a better option than F/A-18 or F-16.
NEW DELHI: The US today offered to produce fighter aircraft jointly with India to promote deeper military ties as it spoke about the Indian Air Force facing a "critical shortage" of front-line fighter jets.
Talking about the new developments in bilateral military ties, the American Ambassador...