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Just back from HAL and ADA: what is this?


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  1. spanky's Blog3 February 2011 at 05:27

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

    OR maybe the AMCA

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  2. Sanket Gokhale3 February 2011 at 05:33

    tejas, forward fuselage.

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  3. Bhanja3 February 2011 at 05:33

    Tejas NP2 single-seat naval prototype assembly.

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  4. Rahul3 February 2011 at 05:34

    Forward fuselage of Serial Production (SP) Tejas.

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  5. Rahul3 February 2011 at 05:43

    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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  6. kranti elluru3 February 2011 at 06:18

    LCA SP LINE AT HAL

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  7. anantha3 February 2011 at 06:20

    BAE Hawk

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  8. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 06:21

    LCA MKII - prtotyping for the GE 414.

    Wishful thinking?

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  9. KC3 February 2011 at 06:38

    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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  10. Silent Surfer3 February 2011 at 07:09

    It is the Tejas trainer.

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  11. Palash Roy3 February 2011 at 07:18

    LCA Trainer forward fuselage....

    It cal also be Hawk-132 for IAF.

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  12. NeoAndy3 February 2011 at 08:10

    cockpit of Sukhoi-30MKI underconstruction

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  13. NeoAndy3 February 2011 at 08:12

    Cockpit of Sukhoi-30MKI underconstruction

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  14. NeoAndy3 February 2011 at 08:14

    Cockpit of LCA Tejas trainer version

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  15. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 08:45

    canopy of SU-30 MKI
    - humble farmer

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  16. Sandeep3 February 2011 at 08:58

    LCA Trainer forward fuselage

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  17. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 13:25

    The only part which is made in India in a LCA

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  18. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 13:55

    Su-27 pilot area fuselage.

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  19. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 18:20

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  20. Anonymous3 February 2011 at 18:51

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  21. joydeep ghosh3 February 2011 at 20:39

    Ajai sir

    forward fuselage and radar dome section of Su30MKI

    regards

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  22. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 00:39

    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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  23. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 00:44

    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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  24. anantha4 February 2011 at 02:28

    could be IJT Sitara

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  25. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 02:33

    Tejas Trainer/ Tejas Navy Twin Seater

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  26. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 04:29

    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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  27. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 05:29

    huh? dhruv?

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  28. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 05:42

    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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  29. Rahul4 February 2011 at 06:53

    Thank you Ajai Sir.

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  30. Rahul4 February 2011 at 06:58

    @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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  31. Int644 February 2011 at 07:20

    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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  32. Broadsword4 February 2011 at 07:45

    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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  33. Broadsword4 February 2011 at 07:46

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

    AGE IS CATCHING UP...

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  34. Anonymous4 February 2011 at 13:28

    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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  35. Anonymous15 February 2011 at 20:07

    LCH prototype 3

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  36. Rahul26 February 2011 at 21:56

    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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