Is LCA Tejas worth Inducting or a Mistake :: get your opinion corrected

[Joe Shearer]

LCA is Gods (second after su30 or third after the recent rafael deal) gift to aviation...


It's superior to any jets used by PAF .. Solely because it will be used by iaf..



Sad to see you troll..

There are some members who are bottom-feeders. They exist among the Pakistani as well as among the Indian members. I oppose them wherever they are. I have constantly opposed Windy's posts on each and every occasion, first, because they hardly ever add to the discussion, second, because there is a spiteful, malicious edge to them.

Does it still seem like trolling to you?

 

[SR-91]

The USAF talked down the F-15 and F-16 so as to try and push the political decision makers to induct greater numbers of F-22s- this is no different. The IAF is doing all they can to get their envisaged fleet of top of the line Rafales. There is little substance to these claims.

Militaries, humans,pilots etc are the same all over the world- bigger is always better.

Let 36 Rafale come first: Parrikar | Central Chronicle

 

[Abingdonboy]

Let 36 Rafale come first: Parrikar | Central Chronicle

And idiots in the media are claiming the Defence minister has told the IAF they are not getting more than 36 Rafales

 

[Indika]

Western media and local indian chamchas have propensity to show indian manufactured stuff in bad light. As we all know this scare mongering is due to fear of losing a big market like india. One good example is refusal of technology for cryogenic engine. Though it is taking time but we are certainly on the way to attaining and mastering cryogenic technology.

Every product will have issues, over a period of time the rough edges will smoothened out and it will be upgraded with better technology. These learnings will came in handy when we start developing another new fighter jet program.

For fan boys who deride LCA, LCA is just one part of the overall ecosystem of fighting war. There are pilots(+training), early warning system,humint,SAM , satellites, other air craft ....etc making up over all eco system of war fighting. LCA's can very well be used to defend the hinterland and other aircraft can take the fight to enemy.

Pakistan had better tanks in 1971 war ? did they win the battles nope. You fight a war with what you have not with what you want.

 

[SR-91]

And idiots in the media are claiming the Defence minister has told the IAF they are not getting more than 36 Rafales

MOD is using the MEDIA to secure a better deal.

I don't understand y people are having a hard time understanding that.

 

[Abingdonboy]

MOD is using the MEDIA to secure a better deal.

I don't understand y people are having a hard time understanding that.

I'm not even sure that is the case. The Indian media is working to the beat of their own drum whether that be on the behest of vested interests or out of pure stupidity I am not sure but one thing is for sure- they are not reporting the news and their reports are in no way accurate representations of the reality.

 

[Hindustani78]

Every time Tejas gets delayed, it's bar is raised since according to Indian logic, the delay was due to incorporating new technology into it.......it's a different matter, Tejas has been blowing hot and cold for almost three decades, by which time, most aircraft are near the end of their service life.

2001

• 4th January - the historic first flight of the Technology Demonstrator TD-1 marking a new era in the aviation history of India. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee named LCA – "Tejas" meaning Radiance in ancient Indian language Sanskrit.
  
  

2002

• 6th June - TD-2 made her successful maiden flight.

2003

• Tejas crossed the sonic barrier for the first time

• 25th November - PV-1 made her successful maiden flight.

2005

• 1st December - PV-2 made her successful maiden flight.

2006

• 1st December - PV-3 flew for the first time for 27 minutes at an altitude of 2.5 km and at a speed of Mach 0.8. PV-3 was equipped with a more advanced pilot interface, refined avionics and higher control law capabilities compared with the previous versions.

2007

• 25th April - The first Limited Series Production LCA (LSP-1) made her first flight and reached a speed of Mach 1.1 in the very first flight.

• PV-2 and PV-3 underwent sea-level trials at INS Rajali Naval Air Station, Arakkonam to study the effects of flying at sea-level, as all earlier trials have been conducted at Bengaluru which is 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea-level. The reliability of the LCA systems under the hot and humid conditions, as well as low level flight characteristics was tested.

• 7th September - Tejas Prototype Vehicle (PV-1) made a successful flight with two external drop tanks of 800 Ltrs capacity

• 25th October - Tejas PV-1 fired R-73 (CCM) missile for the first time. The trials were conducted off the Goa coast at INS Hansa Naval Air Station.

• 11th December - LITENING targeting pod was successfully tested on Tejas PV-2.

2008

• 28th May to 4th June - LCA Tejas prototypes PV-2 & PV-3 underwent hot weather trials at Air Force Station, Nagpur.

• 16th June - Tejas second Limited Series Production LCA (LSP-2) made its first flight.

• 7th November - LCA Prototype Vehicle-3 made first successful night flight.

• 13th December - PV-3 and LSP-2 completed the high altitude test at Leh, world's highest operational airfield.

2009

• 22nd January - Tejas completed 1000 flights.

• October - PV-3 and LSP-2 completed air-to-ground weapons delivery trials.

• 26th November - Two seater (Trainer) version of Tejas (PV-5) made its maiden flight on 26 Nov 09.

• 7th December - Tejas speed envelope expanded to 1350 km/h (CAS) while performing flight flutter test in a dive to near sea level. These tests were conducted at INS Hansa, Goa.

2010 - 2019
2010

• 6th June - TD-2 made her successful maiden flight.

• 23rd April - LCA Tejas LSP-3 made maiden flight. LSP-3 is close to the final configuration including the new air-data computers.

• Multi Mode Radar, new communication and navigation equipment and radar warning receiver. With this the LCA programme has completed 1350 test flights logging about 800 flying hours.

• 2nd June - First Flight of LCA Tejas LSP-4. Flight. In addition to the LSP-3 standard of preparation, the aircraft also flew with the Countermeasure Dispensing System.

• 19 November - First Flight of LCA Tejas LSP-5.

2011

• 10th January - Certification for the Release to Service.

2012

• 9th March - The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, LSP-7 accomplished its maiden flight from HAL Airport in Bengaluru
  on 9th March 2012

• 29th April - The Naval version of the Indian Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, made its maiden flight from the HAL Airport in Bengaluru. This was a significant milestone in the history of Indian Aviation in designing a naval variant of a fighter aircraft.

2013

• 22nd February - The LCA took part in the Iron Fist Exercise in Pokhran, Jaisalmer

• 31st March - The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, LSP-8 accomplished its maiden flight from HAL Airport, Bengaluru

• 20th December - Initial Operation Clearance - 2
  Indian Defence Minister Mr. A.K. Antony handed over the "Release to Service Document" of the country’s own Light Combat Aircraft to The Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne.

2014

• 1st October - First Flight of LCA Tejas SP 1 - The first Tejas Light Combat Aircraft from the batch of 20 ‘series production’ or full-fledged fighters flew for about 25 minutes in Bengaluru. The flight of ‘SP1’ was piloted by HAL’s Chief Test Pilot Air Cmde K.A. Muthanna(retd). The First Flight of SP1 was achieved within nine months of receiving the penultimate flight worthiness certification, called IOC-2 (initial operational clearance) in December 2013.

• 8th November - LCA Tejas PV-6 (Prototype Vehicle 6), a final configuration two-seater trainer aircraft, successfully completed its maiden flight at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru.

• 20th December - Maiden Ski Jump of LCA NP-1 - The first prototype of the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Naval version - LCA NP-1 completed its maiden flight as part of the carrier compatibility tests at the shore-based test facility in Goa.

2015

• 17th January - IAF gets first indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas - The LCA Tejas Series Production-1 (SP1) was handed over by Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar to Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal Arup Raha in Bengaluru on Saturday.

• 7th February - The Second Prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft, the NP-2, flew her maiden flight on 7th February 2015 from HAL Airport in Bengaluru. Piloted by Capt. Shivnath Dahiya (Indian Navy), the aircraft performed flawlessly in the first-flight

 

[Joe Shearer]

Why are you surprised, the nit pick will even troll on your typos but when he blunders it's a genuine mistake.

Heh.

Show me a blunder. Just one.

 

[Windjammer]

Not trolling but this not jf Thread

Tell that to OP, as the very topic draws comparison with JF-17. !!

Although Sukhoi Su30 MKI will continue to remain our front line fighter but Tejas will be a good match against Pakistani JF-17 and will allow air force to remove some of our Advanced fighters from western border and place them against China. Although Tejas is smaller than JF-17 yet it could carry more weapon payload due to its high thrust to weight ratio than JF-17. It also has 7 weapon hard points against 6 hard points of JF-17

 

[kṣamā]

an insult which can "FLY" indeed

So can a Flying F.uck !!

 

[Skull and Bones]

Even if we get 126 Rafales, still there is requirement of 200 odd Tejas. There is no alternative for a low cost multi role fighter for patrolling and interception roles.

 

[Prajapati]

An excerpt from Mr Parrikar's media interaction

Let 36 Rafale come first: Parrikar | Central Chronicle

I am convinced that our Tejas is superior than JF-17 aircraft being acquired by Pakistan from China,” he said, in an informal chat,

@sarjenprabhu @Hindustani78 @hinduguy @Rain Man @Prajapati

As someone who works in the aerospace Industry, I say this with absolute conviction. Buying more LCA IS THE BEST Decision MoD has taken

 

[GURU DUTT]

Check your self



Your whole post is bullshit and JF17 role is defensive not attacking. Please think before comment

hey wise guy let me ask you

1. where did i mention JF-17 forget about defncive or offensive role

2. even i said LCA is for point dence /goalkeeper role

3. i was answering her on that why LCA was taken on trailor as IAF unlike PAF doesnt inducts any plane till its fully bettle ready (FOC level) but looks like you dint realli thought of like that

4. are you argueing on such a silly notion just for arguing sake or what

im waiting for your reply

 

[My-Analogous]

hey wise guy let me ask you

1. where did i mention JF-17 forget about defncive or offensive role

2. even i said LCA is for point dence /goalkeeper role

3. i was answering her on that why LCA was taken on trailor as IAF unlike PAF doesnt inducts any plane till its fully bettle ready (FOC level) but looks like you dint realli thought of like that

4. are you argueing on such a silly notion just for arguing sake or what

im waiting for your reply

Dear Mr. Sr. Troll member read your post again and esp. last para and then comment again

 

[GURU DUTT]

But single engine jets are allowed on trailers on Republic Day hahahahahaaha thats cool

why u dont type Y?
Your Y key is broken? Onli , daili .... whi (why)?

because i like it that way

OK now lets talk about the topic shall we