Tejas Mk.2 Build Begins

[Abingdonboy]

The new stuff of Mk.II -

Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar
GE F414 engine (98kN)
CockpitNG
Improved EW suite
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Astra-1/2 BVRAAM (80-110km)
New gliding version of Sudarshan LGB
Hammer AASM or Paveway-II LGB
CBU-105 sensor-fuzed weapon (hopefully)

Inviting members to add to this list if they have the info.

+AAR and all new IRST


this articel is quite useful:

TRISHUL: Users Insist On Radical Makeover For Tejas Mk2

 

[Gessler]

Whats the status of this weapon?

Testing is complete I think - there are pics of Sudarshan launching from Jaguar.

 

[rockstarIN]

Testing is complete I think - there are pics of Sudarshan launching from Jaguar.

Damn we should give more importance to our own weapon systems, Sudrashan & Astra is taking longer time to materialize.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Testing is complete I think - there are pics of Sudarshan launching from Jaguar.

Right:

 

[Gessler]

Damn we should give more importance to our own weapon systems, Sudrashan & Astra is taking longer time to materialize.

There is a new version of Sudarshan LGB in development even as the first version is prepared for
induction on a number of platforms - Su-30MKI, Jaguar, Mirage-2000, MiG-27, and LCA Mk-1.

The new version will have longer throw range, and more accurate and stable during descent on target

 

[sancho]

LCA MK2 should be equal to Gripen NG, participated in MMRCA.

Only on general technical terms, additional internal fuel, IFR (although fixed), AESA and IRST if it will have these features, otherwise it will be inferior (less payload, less numbers of hardpoints, less advanced weapons, canards).

 

[Gessler]

Please, fellow members, dont reply to the troll.

 

[sancho]

Why don't you go through your own 4th Gen jet programme first....It took 35 years{1969-2004} of development for you to induct your own first 4th Gen jet....

Don't fall to such provocations and just stick to topic.

 

[BordoEnes]

Nice looking Aircraft no doubt, But delta-wings wouldnt hurt...

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Wish it had levcons like the naval mark 1-2.

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Nice looking Aircraft no doubt, But delta-wings would hurt...

Why delta wings would hurt?

 

[Terminator]

learning experiences derived from LCA mk1 will give a basic platform & would help to expedite this project within stipulated time frame. HAL & concerns are repeatedly bashed for dragging the LCA project, but we all know it started from scratch in adverse global scenario rather than making a reverse or modified copy of some brought in fighter. Our hard learning through LCA is our asset which is going to deliver now. .....

 

[madooxno9]

Nice looking Aircraft no doubt, But delta-wings would hurt...

How ? delta wing can hurt .

The best argument for the delta wing design is that the leading edge is behind the the shock wave made by the nose of that aircraft at supersonic speeds. This is a great improvement on other wing designs. Of course, this is also true of highly swept wings, but the delta wing design carries across the whole length of the aircraft, which then allows more structural rigidity and strength than a swept wing. The spar of the wing doesn't have to be right in the vicinity of the center of gravity.

Another advantage of the design is easier manufacturing process while achieving structural strength plus a bigger amount of interior volume for fuel, not to mention the other equiptment that can be inserted in its mor capacious interior. And because of its inherent simplicity, it can be made very thin while maintaining rigidity and easier to build & manufacture. This is one of the main reasons for the commercial and military success of the Mirage aircraft design. As you can see, the Eurofighter is in the forefront now of the delta wing design.

One other advantage of th delta is the higher angle of attack that can be achieved because the leading edge of the wing generates a vortex which remains attached to the upper surface of the wing, giving the delta a very high stall angle. A normal wing built for high speed use is typically dangerous at low speeds, but in this regime the delta changes over to a mode of lift based on the vortex it generates.

 

[Killswitch]

I dont expect the LCA to ever enter operations. This program is taking so long that by the time it is inducted it will probably be obsolete.

This plane should be operational by now.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

No thank you,no need for this aircraft.NOW drawing up design????Too late HAL.