HAL Even Fails To Deliver Blades for Choppers

[Windjammer]

Looming Crisis : Lack of HAL blades for choppers likely to haunt Army in Siachen
By
Manu Pubby ET Bureau
Updated: Jan 18, 2019, 11.58 AM IST



New Delhi:The air force has warned of a crisis looming on the troops at the world’s highest battleground, Siachen Glacier, as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) fails to manufacture the rotor blades critical for its light helicopters.

The soldiers deployed at an altitude above 20,000 feet depend heavily on the hardy fleet of Cheetah and Cheetal choppers for missions like casualty evacuation and critical supplies.

The French-origin light choppers are now manufactured by the state-owned HAL. The specialised rotors blades give them adequate lift for operating at those punishing altitudes in unpredictable weather. HAL started making the Cheetah choppers in India in 1972. The air force expressed deep concern on the future of the ageing Cheetah fleet as well as its order for 10 Cheetal helicopters after HAL failed to produce the 85-series main rotor blades after their French parent stopped making the blades in 2012.

The defence ministry was informed late last year that the 12 blades HAL had manufactured with transfer of technology from the original manufacturer Airbus Helicopters showed high level of vibration and were rendered unsuitable.

The aircraft manufacturer is now down to its last few lots of rotor blades that were ordered before 2012, questioning their ability to support the helicopters in service. The availability of the fleet could come down if replacements are not in place, the air force informed. The air force is also concerned that its September 2015 order for 10 Cheetal helicopters will be impacted because of the non-availability of the 85-series blades. The helicopters were to be delivered last year as per the original schedule. The worries of the air force were compounded by the fact that a larger plan to replace the ageing fleet with the Russian-made Kamov Ka 226 helicopters has not taken off yet.


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[Mighty Lion]

No Asian country except Japan makes EU standard Chopper blades.

Anyways France has a large number of aloutte spares left over so spare blades can easily be sourced from them. Also LUH & Kamov will join forces soon as deal will be finalized this year.

 

[Windjammer]

No Asian country except Japan makes EU standard Chopper blades.

Anyways France has a large number of aloutte spares left over so spare blades can easily be sourced from them. Also LUH & Kamov will join forces soon as deal will be finalized this year.

There you go Indian MOD, IAF, Indian media & Indian Army...
One internet warrior has solved all your problems....

 

[Ultima Thule]

No Asian country except Japan makes EU standard Chopper blades.

Anyways France has a large number of aloutte spares left over so spare blades can easily be sourced from them. Also LUH & Kamov will join forces soon as deal will be finalized this year.

So your HAL can't deliver Chopper blade in time, then why you consider HAL as a analogue to Lockheed Martin/Boeing @firestorm7777
Gay hypa powa of the universe HIND @firestorm7777

 

[Mighty Lion]

There you go Indian MOD, IAF, Indian media & Indian Army...
One internet warrior has solved all your problems....

There is not much problems to solve anyways. It ia just another media hit job by ruling party on HAL.

So your HAL can't deliver Chopper blade in time, then why you consider HAL as a analogue to Lockheed Martin/Boeing @firestorm7777
Gay hypa powa of the universe HIND @firestorm7777

Hal has delivered the helicopters on time which is the far more important thing.

 

[Windjammer]

So much for TOT.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Hal has delivered the helicopters on time which is the far more important thing.

woh! HAL delivers heli on time but can''t deliver heli's rotor blades on time and want help to international arospace companies Just like INDIA did to save KAVERI (FRENCH HELP) @firestorm7777
GAY HYPA POWA OF THE UNIVERSE HIND @firestorm7777

 

[Windjammer]

There is not much problems to solve anyways. It ia just another media hit job by ruling party on HAL.

Same media becomes words of Geeta for you when they write anti-Pakistan articles.
Why then it doesn't occur to you that ruling party wants to divert attention.

 

[1ndy]

HAL cannot even make helicopter blades how it can manufacture Rafale? Let's buy Rafale @1600 Crore per plane and give half the money to Ambani...

 

[Crystal-Clear]

they should ask ambanis . after all modi k baad sirf ambanis or adanis k achey din aye ha . baqi to sarey indian pakorey baichey modi ko kiya ..

 

[Sully3]

No Asian country except Japan makes EU standard Chopper blades.

Anyways France has a large number of aloutte spares left over so spare blades can easily be sourced from them. Also LUH & Kamov will join forces soon as deal will be finalized this year.

Turkey does. If you class Turkey as central asian.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Turkey does. If you class Turkey as central asian.

No, Turkey consider as western Asian country @Sully3

 

[Han Patriot]

fcking kidding me....THEY CAN'T MAKE blades for a 40 year old helicopter?. And yet they claim LCA is the best plane on earth.. So license built meant asembly? After 40 years you can't even make SIMPLE BLADES, I am not asking about engines yet.

Think about it, they don't even make parts for Mig-21s, that's why it's dropping like flies.

 

[Tshering22]

No Asian country except Japan makes EU standard Chopper blades.

Anyways France has a large number of aloutte spares left over so spare blades can easily be sourced from them. Also LUH & Kamov will join forces soon as deal will be finalized this year.

#PrivatizeHAL.

That's the only option. Force them into being privatised as going public is not helping them.