An Indian Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show

[Nightrider]

Some more light shed on this incident.

Analysis: Possible Causes of the Indian Tejas Fighter Jet Crash at Dubai Airshow 2025

Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashes at the Dubai Air Show, killing the pilot and prompting scrutiny of its flight controls and engine reliability.

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[m52k85]

I do think that the routine itself is too dangerous, and serves no value if the change in G forces can provide G-LOC or A-LOC that is so borderline. Positive G is easier for pilots to manage than the -ve to +ve, so the routine itself must be changed if they want to continue to demonstrate the Tejas.

Yes, you dont show much about the platform by having a maneuver centred on -ve G.
I went back to a few Jf-17 demos, and PAF is wise enough to not do these. Beyond that, the only oblique maneuver (those that are mix off and not exclusively vertical OR horizontal plane) PAF does is the barrel roll.

With such -ve G ones, you only show that you have fit human who can take the unique physiological strains of -ve G, and in this case the human was not fit enough on that given day.

 

[Khanivore]

really?! are you so sure about that...

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tell me more

Man, can't you see it's coming off the dispenser?

If that's a "fuel pressure relief valve" the bloody fuel would catch fire!

 

[Fatman17]

 

[Mobius]

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[Trailer23]

Someone may have posted this earlier.

Now this English guy covers a lot of RAF Crashes, but i've Timestamped the part that may be of interest to those who may be wondering where it may have all gone wrong.

Note: He is NOT stating that THAT is exactly what did happen, but is explaining the difference between two demos...

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[Broghil]

Just today, a US military MQ-9B UAV stationed in South Korea crashed. At the same time, a Japanese MQ-9B UAV suffered propeller damage when its propeller struck the ground during landing.

India also has MQ-9B UAVs.

So... will India follow suit?

I think India will not only follow it rather they will excel in it.

 

[hasssanali8998]

I think India will not only follow it rather they will excel in it.

didn't they crash a Israeli drones just few days ago

 

[Fasbre2]

90 effing pages to a bloody Tejas crash.. what a croc.. how many pages were devoted to the Fateful F16 crash of pilot Nauman… how many sympathetic posts from Indians..
Yesterday’s news … move on…

 

[m52k85]

90 effing pages to a bloody Tejas crash.. what a croc.. how many pages were devoted to the Fateful F16 crash of pilot Nauman… how many sympathetic posts from Indians..
Yesterday’s news … move on…

Because there is nothing new about an F-16 nor a loop. Plus the Pakistani media was not not coming out the next day with all sort of conspiracy theories. So dont blame us, we have nothing better to do.

 

[Guynextdoor]

They flew a full aerobatic display with no special mention of the crashed Indian jet. Emiratis did the same too

Airshows are not supposed to stop because of a crash. They continue. That's how it is always, everywhere.

 

[Foinikas]

Indian logic

 

[maxpane]

Indian logic

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5th gen Tejas and Rafale

 

[side-winder]

Even the Pakistani aviation patch designers shared their work dedicating to the memory of Pilot - good gesture.

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[Mohid Afzal]

Indian logic

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somebody ask this moron exactly how many years has it been since Tejas was inducted in service and exactly how is Tejas and Rafale 5th gen?