Photographs of Tejas sp-1

[Lord Of Gondor]

Yes. All they need to do is buy the engine/design/electronics from someplace. Then just join it up.

I am sure it'll take a lot less than 30 years though.

I'm sure Pak can send a satellite to Mars,if it can get a satellite,a satellite launch vehicle, some money and a competent body to co-ordinate all that.It''ll probably take less than a day in your calendar too.

 

[sancho]

Yes. All they need to do is buy the engine/design/electronics from someplace. Then just join it up.

I am sure it'll take a lot less than 30 years though.

Just as LCA had took less time if we had done it that way, sadly we didn't and wanted to develop too many things on our own, be it the FCS, the radar, the engine, materials, coatings, avionics up to weapons... and that wrong decisions let to delays in the development. But it surely will take Bangladesh 30 years to get to the same development level that India has today in materials, coatings, avionics too, so it wasn't a waste either.

 

[Donatello]

Just as LCA had took less time if we had done it that way, sadly we didn't and wanted to develop too many things on our own, be it the FCS, the radar, the engine, materials, coatings, avionics up to weapons... and that wrong decisions let to delays in the development. But it surely will take Bangladesh 30 years to get to the same development level that India has today in materials, coatings, avionics too, so it wasn't a waste either.

Doesn't matter what you wanted to develop. If the project is 30 years late, it is 30 years late. development of items like Engines/Radar can be done regardless of the main program. No need to wait 30 years and then end up using imported tech. How does that help? It doesn't.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

I'm sure Pak can send a satellite to Mars,if it can get a satellite,a satellite launch vehicle, some money and a competent body to co-ordinate all that.It''ll probably take less than a day in your calendar too.

Actually....it will take just one hour to do that.......to stick the appropriate AF decals on the aircraft a'la the DingDong missile from North Korea.

How can you even argue with an opinion emanating from a PDF think-tank analist?

 

[sancho]

Doesn't matter what you wanted to develop. If the project is 30 years late, it is 30 years late.

Who denies that? But what does matter is how the project was done and what the aim was, we didn't de-linked the engine and radar developments at the begining, which you can't ignore. So you have to criticize that and not the general delay of the fighter development, since that was only a result. And honestly, I have no problem that it uses imported stuff that makes it more capable. Not even the Chinese have, that's why they prefer Russian engines over their own developments right? They only were smart enough to use off the shelf parts from the begining and that made the difference.
LCA as a project was badly managed and we paid the price with delays and partial development failures, but the important point of the project remains, to build up indigenous aero design, development and production capability and in several fields that was achieved and turned out to be a success today. That's why we can replace Russian parts with Indian parts on Su 30s and Mig 29, can sell these to other operators of the fighters. That's also why we are replacing Russian weapons on Russian fighters with indigenous once, which will end up on LCA as well to replace western missiles and bombs. So even if it is a troubled project, we benefit from it today and the potential as a fighter is obviously still there as LCA MK1 is technically comparable to the Gripen C/D and the next upgrade already in planing stage. We only have to get it done and sooner or later we will get there!

 

[janon]

Yes. All they need to do is buy the engine/design/electronics from someplace. Then just join it up.

I am sure it'll take a lot less than 30 years though.

I did not ask whether they can assemble. I asked if they can design and make, which is what we did with Tejas. The airframe and avionics are all homegrown, not bought and assembled.

India has been assembling foreign fighters since the early 60s.

Doesn't matter what you wanted to develop. If the project is 30 years late, it is 30 years late. development of items like Engines/Radar can be done regardless of the main program. No need to wait 30 years and then end up using imported tech. How does that help? It doesn't.

How on earth is the project 30 years late? The project was envisioned only 30 years back - were you expecting a production version to appear in the same year that it was conceived as an idea? It was 20 years back that funds were sanctioned, and 13 years back that the first prototype flew. Please explain how it is "30 years late".

 

[gslv mk3]

LAC programme

LAC ? LCAC ? what do you mean ?

All they need to do is buy the engine/design/electronics from someplace. Then just join it up.
I am sure it'll take a lot less than 30 years though.

Nice-I see you are butt-hurt.Now try developing an indigenous microlight aircraft in your country.

The project was envisioned only 30 years back - were you expecting a production version to appear in the same year that it was conceived as an idea? It was 20 years back that funds were sanctioned, and 13 years back that the first prototype flew. Please explain how it is "30 years late".

He is just jealous-leave him.

 

[RKO]

https://twitter.com/x/status/517137165981978624

what 0.6mach??? is that normal???

 

[sancho]

what 0.6mach??? is that normal???

Typo, he meant Mach 1.6 which other reports confirmed too.