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Originally Posted by Sameer
ajay ji
The ADA and DRDO have been saying that the PV-2 would have taken to the skies for the last year now, every time, it gets pushed back, before they contemplate an MCA, at least let the LCA fly, then we can move up to the enxt step/  |
delays happen. They are a part of life. Theres an old saying... " you cannot be a leader if you havent failed in life"..
An important thing to note in these delays is that they were expected due the the integration of radar preponed to PV2. ( as the radar got ready earlier..) .. A very important point to note is that LCa is a pretty good airframe compared to stuff like M2k , f16 , mig29, all due to its low rcs and extensive use of composites making it damn light. its the most cost effective replacement for mig21's. and as i said before in one of my posts..( some other thread).. there are levels to which LCA can fail. Of course we donot have the risk of airframe failing now. most it will need is some minor modifications and tuning.. ( as its already flown 460 times.).
A lot of avionics etc have been tested with MKI and also other upgrades. the concerns are engine and radar. For engine we all know GE404 is there and if the need be do u really think that with the booming relations between india and US it will be difficult for india to get a ToT for a more advanced version (more thrust) of the engine.
Now about the radar. Even if our trial fails. the LCA's noze can take in any radar mig29 can . So done worry. if nothing else a zhuk will go in. ( and will still make lca better due to its lower RCS. )
Furthremore failure dsnt mean that we should stop trying to build a plane of our own. the very fact that we have a supersonic aircraft flying good and with such an extensive use of compposites. shows that we can make a good flighter. We just need to be patient.