HAL developing amphibian aircraft

[Kinetic]

HAL developing amphibian aircraft which is in conceptual design stage

Good to see PSU now coming up with such cutting edge R&D

1. 15 tons payload
2. Range 4000 kms
3. Loiter time: 1.5 hours
4. Service ceiling: 9 km
5. Gross weight: 47 Tons
6. Twin turbofan: 133 kN each
7. 100 passengers
8. fuselage length: 32 mtrs
9. T Tail
10. Sponsonless. New method called SAGAR, also aids in STOL.

https://www.livefistdefence.com/201...fts-hal-amphibian-aircraft-plan-surfaces.html

As it turns out, HAL actually does in fact have an active cleansheet concept for an amphibious aircraft, and Livefist has the first glimpses from the Aero India Seminar last month where details were revealed for the first time. Alongside the tentative aircraft concept, which features overwing engines, a T-tail and, what HAL calls SAGAR (System for Adaptive Guided Amphibious Rowing), a technology keep the aircraft stable in water.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Pretty awesome. A whole new platform. I guess they're making one on dornier too.

 

[Kinetic]

Pretty awesome. A whole new platform. I guess they're making one on dornier too.

Its the largest aircraft to be designed in India, I guess.

 

[#hydra#]

HAL,Ask them to design an aircraft capable of landing on Jupiter,they will start working on it. For HAL,its just an opportunity to waste taxpayers money.

 

[Kinetic]

HAL,Ask them to design an aircraft capable of landing on Jupiter,they will start working on it. For HAL,its just an opportunity to waste taxpayers money.

Boeing and Lockheed waste much more tax payers money. Most of the HAL projects are successful.

 

[GHOSTS]

Hope HAL will develop this plane by 2060 with help of half a dozen other countries.

 

[ranadd]

No point in discussing. This is a PoT slide that's it.

 

[patman]

nice

 

[egodoc222]

This is stupidity!! What is market for amphibious planes? They should've concentrated on cargo planes if successful they could try in civilian sector!!
Misplaced priorities!

 

[kmc_chacko]

HAL,Ask them to design an aircraft capable of landing on Jupiter,they will start working on it. For HAL,its just an opportunity to waste taxpayers money.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

This is stupidity!! What is market for amphibious planes? They should've concentrated on cargo planes if successful they could try in civilian sector!!
Misplaced priorities!

Gotta agree. A lot of money going to a niche product.

 

[Kinetic]

Gotta agree. A lot of money going to a niche product.

AWACS and submarines are niche projects as well.

 

[faithfulguy]

AWACS and submarines are niche projects as well.

True. But which one is more critical? Nuclear subs, AWACS or a large sea plane? This could be another spruce goose.