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

[Abingdonboy]

Tejas departed Yelahanka Air Force Station yesterday Morning with a bang sound with 3 Formation.

 

[Abingdonboy]

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We present here an image, recollecting one of the glorious moments Tejas has experienced. This is from the practice days for Republic Day Parade 2017 over RajPath.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Possible MK.2 cockpit:

https://twitter.com/x/status/836116590047412224

This is pretty interesting @Abingdonboy

Who is producing this? Is this DARE developed, Samtel(etc..) produced? Or HALBIT?

 

[bloo]

 

[RPK]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1513916608620836

To complete a successful mission a fighter needs to quickly locate targets and identify threats. That’s the key idea behind our fighter sensor package offered for India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.

 

[Abingdonboy]

SP-4 flies, will be handed over to 45 SQN in the next 2 weeks:

 

[egodoc222]

SP-4 flies, will be handed over to 45 SQN in the next 2 weeks:

On which prototype they are testing the aesa?

 

[Abingdonboy]

On which prototype they are testing the aesa?

PV-2 AFAIK

 

[egodoc222]

PV-2 AFAIK

So...after initial order of 14 aircraft is over then they will go for mk 1a production?
Does mk 1a need new airworthiness certification?
Are the tejas that have been flown in aeroindia have the new nose cone?
Too many questions lol

 

[Abingdonboy]

So...after initial order of 14 aircraft is over then they will go for mk 1a production?

There are 20 Mk.1 on order, the MK.1A will fly in 2018, production should commence from mid-2019.

Does mk 1a need new airworthiness certification?

No, the MK.1A is based on the Mk.1 airframe and will have no changes to the airframe, the improvements come in the sensors, electronics and some other additions.

This was the entire purpose of the Mk.1A as proposed by HAL- a greatly improved system based on the existing platform to cover the interim until the Mk.2 was ready.

Are the tejas that have been flown in aeroindia have the new nose cone?

AFAIK no, they are part of the test fleet and not focused on radar validation.

 

[egodoc222]

This initial 20orders...will be difficult...once they are past it...you'll see the snowball effect in play!!

 

[GuardianRED]

This initial 20orders...will be difficult...once they are past it...you'll see the snowball effect in play!!

Why would it be difficult ! SP5 is almost complete , possible handover end of april.

Explain snowball effect?

 

[Abingdonboy]

This initial 20orders...will be difficult...once they are past it...you'll see the snowball effect in play!!

The intial 6 were troublesome AFAIK but now HAL are into their stride, all SPs up to SP11 are on the jig and work is going on flat out.

Why would it be difficult ! SP5 is almost complete , possible handover end of april.

Explain snowball effect?

SP-5 will be flying in the next few weeks, it should/could be handed over by late March, early April.

Why would it be difficult !

Taking something from a prototype/LSP to full production is a big task. Before PVs and LSP would be hand built induvidually with great care, now one has to mass produce them to an identical production spec. Naturally there will be learning process and there will be an uphill battle intially to create the requisite tooling, jigs and for the workers to become competent and the workforce to be large enough.

HAL had such issues for the first 5-6 SPs but now are working flat out.

 

[GuardianRED]

The intial 6 were troublesome AFAIK but now HAL are into their stride, all SPs up to SP11 are on the jig and work is going on flat out.


SP-5 will be flying in the next few weeks, it should/could be handed over by late March, early April.


Taking something from a prototype/LSP to full production is a big task. Before PVs and LSP would be hand built induvidually with great care, now one has to mass produce them to an identical production spec. Naturally there will be learning process and there will be an uphill battle intially to create the requisite tooling, jigs and for the workers to become competent and the workforce to be large enough.

HAL had such issues for the first 5-6 SPs but now are working flat out.

@egodoc222 what he said

 

[egodoc222]

@egodoc222 what he said

Snowball effect can be used in positive sense too....