Naval LCA NP-2 inches closer to first flight

[$@rJen]

LCA NP-2 inches closer to first flight
Published January 7, 2015 | By admin
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK ( INN)

Second home grown Single seater carrier-borne fighter aircraft NP-2 (naval prototype) has been cleared to carry out Taxi trials and is inching towards its first flight said sources close to idrw.org . NP-2 has cleared all ground testing and will be carrying out series of Slow Speed and High speed trials before first flight .

NP-1 which is a trainer variant carried out first flight flew on April 2012 for 22 minutes after taking off from HAL airport in Bangalore. NP-1 recently cleared test flights from STOBAR (short take off but arrested recovery) aircraft facility in Ins Hansa Naval base in Goa .

ADA will also be developing two more prototypes (NP-3 and 4) which will help in testing of Naval LCA variant , while aircraft which will serve Navy from aircraft carrier will be Naval LCA MK-2 which will be powered by more powerful General Electric F414-GE-INS6 engine with 98 kN of thrust and refined aerodynamics.

LCA NP-2 inches closer to first flight | idrw.org

 

[TimeTraveller]

Nice........

 

[$@rJen]

So navy is going to be using LCA mk2 version.!!

 

[halfilhal]

Yay! Talk about first flight and taxi trials and attach a flying plane picture. I joke, I joke....

 

[Abingdonboy]

So navy is going to be using LCA mk2 version.!!

This was always the case bro, the IN are only interested in having the Mk.2 (naval version) for their air arm this has been the case from the start.