HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions

[Abingdonboy]

IMHO, Rudra is for Army ( Army Aviation ), LCh is fr IAF.

Not quite bro, both the IA and IAF have orders for the Rudra AND LCH. As noted above, the IAF has 65 Rudras on order and the IA 97 whilst the IAF has commited to an initial purchase of 75 LCH and the IA for 114 LCH.

@Abingdonboy What role difference we have between Rudra and LCH?

The differences were articulated (breifly) in the video. The Rudra is a multirole armed helo that can transport men and materials whilst the LCH is a pure attack helo. So the Rudra can be used for CASEVAC (primarily what the IAF is buying their Rudras for by the way) or SHBO but the LCH is optimised to fight and entirey designed as an attack platform with greater survivability, greater weapon carrying ability and more agility.

The LCH is only at the very start of its development cycle, expect it to be further honed for its attack role as it finds its operational niche when in service.

 

[Gessler]

...greater survivability, greater weapon carrying ability and more agility.

...and greater altitude (service ceiling).

 

[Joe Shearer]

Very true, from the very solid base the ALH has provided HAL have been very successful in expanding their abilities and portfolio therafter. Give Indian entities and talent the time and resources and they are able to compete with the best that's for sure. Look at where the HAL rotary division was 10 years ago and where they are now, truly spectacular.

+ HAL's 10 ton IMRH will be given the offcial go ahead within the next 36 months, as of now only preliminary deisgn work has been conducted.

The credit goes almost entirely to Ashok Baweja, from the time that he was director in charge of rotary wing division.

 

[fockewulf190]

What is this? Looks like a MAWS/LWR aperture...but I don't remember seeing this before...

That house the MAWS, LWR and RWR. The same is mounted on the nose and above the cockpit bubble.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

HAL LCH TD4, with LCA

Looks like TD4 has slightly more coverage at the exhaust than TD3. The additional inlet looks different as well now.

TD3

 

[Indo-Pak]

Not quite bro, both the IA and IAF have orders for the Rudra AND LCH. As noted above, the IAF has 65 Rudras on order and the IA 97 whilst the IAF has commited to an initial purchase of 75 LCH and the IA for 114 LCH.

So in future there will be no light attack helo imports... Good achievement by India..

Hope same happen on heavy lift Helos as well

 

[Abingdonboy]

Now THAT is a glorious pic for oh so many reasons

@PARIKRAMA @Levina @anant_s @Ankit Kumar 002 @Vergennes @Taygibay @Parul @Chanakya's_Chant @Oscar @dadeechi @waz @acetophenol @Bombaywalla @Nilgiri

So in future there will be no light attack helo imports... Good achievement by India..

Hope same happen on heavy lift Helos as well

There is no other light attack helo India has looked at.

A heavy lift attack helo will be a natural progression of HAL's rotary wing but it will be about a decade before any such helo is flying.

 

[jha]

HAL LCH TD4, with LCA

Looks like TD4 has slightly more coverage at the exhaust than TD3. The additional inlet looks different as well now.

TD3

Too good. Waiting for induction now.

 

[#hydra#]

What happened to @PARIKRAMA ?he is not showing up
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[itachii]

What happened to @PARIKRAMA ?he is not showing up
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He moved to Indiandefence.com.

 

[#hydra#]

He moved to Indiandefence.com.

What's his user name over there?

 

[Abingdonboy]

What's his user name over there?

The same as it is here

 

[Abingdonboy]

By the way, HAL has begun lmited series production of the LCH, 5 will LSP units will be produced in 2016.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

LCH TD1 with Dhruv Mark 3

 

[MilSpec]

What's his user name over there?

same.