HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions-[Thread 2]

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Cockpit of the PV-2, one of the much older Tejas prototypes (it was followed by PV-3 and then 8 LSP prototypes, apart from the trainer prototypes)

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Some nice oldies of the LCA PV-2 cockpit taken around 2006--- ofcourse things have changed dramatically since then.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Om Shanti to Dr. Srinath Kumar, his contributions to the LCA program will be forever remembered.
Reading his bio is humbling

Images and details shared by Air Marshal Raghu Nambiar on Twitter
Must have been very proud that the journey from an ambitious Technology Demonstrator till a $6.5 Billion Order was in his glorious lifetime

 

[CONNAN]

Indian Aviation community shall always remember him for the leadership and accomplishments he provided in successful development of flight control laws for India’s first ever fly-by-wire fighter aircraft LCA. He shall continue to be the source of inspiration for the young scientists and engineers .
Eigenstructure Control Algorithms: Applications to aircraft / rotorcraft handling qualities - one of his best contributions - Rest in peace dear sir

 

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Tejas trainer from Aero India

Om Shanti to Dr. Srinath Kumar, his contributions to the LCA program will be forever remembered.
Reading his bio is humbling

Images and details shared by Air Marshal Raghu Nambiar on Twitter
Must have been very proud that the journey from an ambitious Technology Demonstrator till a $6.5 Billion Order was in his glorious lifetime

His name is even mentioned in AVM Philip Rajkumar's excellent book on the Tejas. It is amazing how small a group it was, those that began working on the CLAW (Control Laws) for the LCA.

Dr Srinath's work will be seeing action for decades. His work formed the bedrock of the FCS for the LCA, which will serve 40 years, and form the foundation for the FCS on the Tejas Mk2, TEDBF and AMCA, which will serve into the 2070s and further, much more than our own lifetimes.

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

 

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Tejas trainer with Mehrangarh fort in the backdrop..

 

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Beautiful! Tejas Mk1 FOC Series Production fighter taking to the skies.

SP-2X? Not sure which SP this is since the number was blanked out by the photographer. But the picture was taken on March 27, 2021.

Tejas Mk1..bombs away!

As per Air Marshal Nambiar, the Tejas Mk1 has absolutely NO ISSUES when it comes to air to ground weapons delivery accuracy. Tejas scored the highest air to ground range scores of all IAF fighters during Exercise Gagan Shakti, beating Su-30MKI and Mirage-2000 units.

 

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Tejas during an air display routine

 

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Cmde Jaydeep Maolankar has retired from Indian Navy service. The most well known of the NFTC's Test Pilots, he has had the longest association with the Naval LCA flight test program.

Cmde Maolankar was the first pilot ever to land a Naval LCA on the SBTF (Shore Based Test Facility) in INS Hansa in Goa and also the first pilot ever to land a Naval LCA on the INS Vikramaditya.

This image was him in the LCA Navy NP-2 on INS Vikramaditya.

Mao Sir landing NP-1 on the SBTF landing strip and trapping the arrestor wire on the very first go.

 

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Tejas taking off from the highest airfield of Leh in Ladakh.

Image has been enhanced..Tejas taking off from Taneja Aerospace's (TAAL) private airfield near Hosur

 

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From the backseat of a Tejas trainer..pic credit Grp Cpt HV Thakur (retired)

 

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Tejas Mk1 with Grp Cpt Manish Tolani, CO of No.18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, at the controls during a flying display at Aero India 2021

pic credit in pic itself

 

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Wanna Play?

Tejas TP's patch with the I-Derby screaming away to it's unfortunate target.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Tejas with the center line DT!

Image shared by Grp Capt HV Thakur on Twitter, image by Praneeth Franklin

The Tanks are GFRP made and have certified life of 3000 Flying hours
Twin 1200 L tanks flanking the 725 L center line DT