HAL LCH| Updates and Discussions

[Deino]

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Render - Tejas Mark II/MWF

Wrong thread?? ... this is for helicopters?

 

[MirageBlue]

Limited Series Production LCH of the IAF

Not 100% sure on the accuracy of all the weapons that are listed here. But a cool infographic nonetheless.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Image shared by Grp Capt HV Thakur and credits to Sanjay Simha for the photo

 

[MirageBlue]

Beautiful shot by GaurAviation that shows the upward turned exhausts of the LCH..it basically ensures that the hot exhaust air is quickly dissipated by the downward rotor wash, to reduce the overall IR signature of the LCH..

In addition, the LCH also has a separate intake that sucks in cool air and blows it out near the exhaust to sort of mask the hot exhaust.

IAF's LCH from the Limited Series Production batch

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

First Army Aviation LCH seen!
Image courtesy Raghav Kidambi on Twitter

 

[sms]

PM Modi hands over made-in-India light combat helicopters to IAF

Congratulation!

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ped-helicopters-iaf-jhansi-1878695-2021-11-19

 

[Deino]

First Army Aviation LCH seen!
Image courtesy Raghav Kidambi on Twitter

Wow ... congrats, however that camo surprises me since I thought the IAF would go all grey for the future?

 

[Black Tornado]

Wow ... congrats, however that camo surprises me since I thought the IAF would go all grey for the future?

It’s the Arny Aviation helo, they love that camo. IAF aircraft except Mirage-2000 have the standard tipnis Grey colour.

 

[Deino]

It’s the Arny Aviation helo, they love that camo. IAF aircraft except Mirage-2000 have the standard tipnis Grey colour.

Thanks for that explanation ... but does this mean, the AH-64s are NOT used by the Army but instead by the IAF?

 

[Black Tornado]

Thanks for that explanation ... but does this mean, the AH-64s are NOT used by the Army but instead by the IAF?

Yes Apaches are used by IAF, there was a “fight” over the rights of using these apaches between IAF and IA.

 

[MirageBlue]

Thanks for that explanation ... but does this mean, the AH-64s are NOT used by the Army but instead by the IAF?

There is a separate order being processed by the IA for AH-64E Apaches. So we may even see Apaches in the IA's camo scheme, which is different from that of the IAF.

Some other pics of the LCH handed over and inducted into the IAF in their all grey camo scheme.

 

[Turingsage]

 

[MirageBlue]

IAF LCH

 

[MirageBlue]

IAF LCHs

 

[MirageBlue]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1574603131308376064

https://twitter.com/x/status/1574470319212937216

LCHs are entering IAF service officially in a week's time with the first IAF LCH squadron being made operational!