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Just back from HAL and ADA: what is this?


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36 comments:

  1. The radar dome section and cockpit frame of the LCA...

    OR maybe the AMCA

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  2. Tejas NP2 single-seat naval prototype assembly.

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  3. Forward fuselage of Serial Production (SP) Tejas.

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  4. BTW my heart is thumping jubilant to see that Circular Hole at 2'clock to navigation light.

    Hurry LCA is getting refelling probe by FOC.

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  5. LCA MKII - prtotyping for the GE 414.

    Wishful thinking?

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  6. What a spot rahul!
    definitely lca naval front fuselage assembly with larger canopy at least towards the front end and that little straw hole.

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  7. LCA Trainer forward fuselage....

    It cal also be Hawk-132 for IAF.

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  8. cockpit of Sukhoi-30MKI underconstruction

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  9. Cockpit of Sukhoi-30MKI underconstruction

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  10. Cockpit of LCA Tejas trainer version

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  11. canopy of SU-30 MKI
    - humble farmer

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  12. LCA Trainer forward fuselage

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  13. The only part which is made in India in a LCA

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  14. Su-27 pilot area fuselage.

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  17. Ajai sir

    forward fuselage and radar dome section of Su30MKI

    regards

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  18. This is a LCA front section.

    Possibly
    LSP-6 (experimental)
    LSP-7 or
    LSP-8.

    There is NO refueling probe inlet visible on this side of the plane. All the holes that we see are present in the other LSPs also.

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  19. Rahul said...

    BTW my heart is thumping jubilant to see that Circular Hole at 2'clock to navigation light.



    Tough luck buddy. There is no extra hole on this one. All the holes that we see here are present in the other LCA LSPs also. The flap covers on these holes are exactly the same as on other LSPs.

    I could try and label what each hole is for, but that would not be proper.

    See this image for comparision:
    http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/10069-2/Gp+Capt+N+Harish+in+Tejas+aircraft.jpg

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  20. could be IJT Sitara

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  21. Tejas Trainer/ Tejas Navy Twin Seater

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  22. But where is the refuelling probe on this one?

    There is no extra hole on this front section for that on this side.

    Is the probe going to be on the port (left) side like on the MKI?

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  23. Rare Goof up:-
    THIS IS INDEED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTION OF THE FIRST SERIES PRODUCTION DHRUV, WHICH HAS BEGUN STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY.

    DHRUV? OR LCA

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  24. Thank you Ajai Sir.

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  25. @Gangan.

    Extremely bad of you Gangan. You took away hard earned smiles of my face..............HAHAHA! Thanks for pointing out buddy. And that was not navigation light either. My bad!

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  26. There is an error Colonal Shukla,

    You typed DHRUV. It should be Tejas.


    Broadsword said...
    AND THE WINNER IS... RAHUL!

    THIS IS INDEED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTION OF THE FIRST SERIES PRODUCTION DHRUV, WHICH HAS BEGUN STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY.

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  27. AND THE WINNER IS... RAHUL!

    THIS IS INDEED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTION OF THE FIRST SERIES PRODUCTION TEJAS, WHICH HAS BEGUN STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY.

    Congrats, Rahul

    Also, a special humour prize to Anonymous 02:55

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  28. THANKS, ALERT READERS, FOR POINTING OUT MY GOOF-UP.

    AGE IS CATCHING UP...

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  29. Shuklaji,

    The colour of the composites seems to be different from the LSPs?

    Did they tell you anything on that?

    Indranil Roy

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  30. LCH prototype 3

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  31. BTW my heart is thumping jubilant to see that Circular Hole at 2'clock to navigation light.

    Hurry LCA is getting refelling probe by FOC.


    Gagan sir, i was not wrong, check following pic, it confirms my guess.
    http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/media/43031-3/scan0001.jpg

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