HAL LCA Tejas: Updates, News & Discussions

[Pakistani Dragon]

The first aircraft was inducted into the air force in January 2015.

With 30+ aircraft in service, have any of them been overhauled to date?

 

[Ali_Baba]

the pilot didnt survive unfortunately.


by the way , Indian commentators are already lambasting GE engine.

The engine is the most proven and reliable and best thing in the entire jet !!!! Crazy..

The integration with the engine may be the issue(ie HAL/DRDO design flaw/issue maybe), but that engine is absolutely a solid engine.

 

[NA71]

The engine is the most proven and reliable and best thing in the entire jet !!!! Crazy..

The integration with the engine may be the issue(ie HAL/DRDO design flaw/issue maybe), but that engine is absolutely a solid engine.

Indian Air Force ex officer is saying Tejas has the most cleanest flight safety record.....

 

[Khanivore]

 

[hasssanali8998]

Do we know if it was MK1 or MK1A?

from daily mail

 

[Be dazzled]

We should wait for official statement and investigation report for clarity on what actually happened.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

What is this? a tilted vertical stabilizer
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structure stress / failure is one reaon mentioned in this short video as a possibility.

 

[Corax]

structure stress / failure is one reaon mentioned in this short video as a possibility.

I was always skeptical about the high percentage of composites in it's airframe....would you fly in an aircraft made from structures baked in an autoclave by indians? I think over time the airframes will show structural fatigue issues. And this is the second aircraft built apparently? So one of the oldest.

 

[White Privilege]

Those double J79s really saved the Turkish pilot, he came back from certain doom...

 

[SiliconBit (silicon0000)]

I'm not sure if this is the right time to discuss this, however.

I have a feeling that incidents like this will reinforce the US point of view that India should first acquire a US 4.5 Gen Jet and develop its capabilities before moving on to the F-35, instead of pursuing the F-35 directly. If that happens, we can expect a cut in the Tejas order (especially the second one).

Timing

 

[Oscar]

Indian Air Force ex officer is saying Tejas has the most cleanest flight safety record.....

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What idiots - did PAF just give an evil eye or do black magic?

 

[hasssanali8998]

pursuing the F-35 directly.

yeah that's never happening

 

[NA71]

structure stress / failure is one reaon mentioned in this short video as a possibility.

Sir, I am the first one who identified the glitch......

 

[Irfan Baloch]

 

[ThrustVector998]

ngl pretty sexy move

Who would've known the same maneuver would've resulted in a fatality