HAL finds no takers for LCA

Originally posted by russiankid
... question: who are HAL and what is LCA???

HAL is some indian aircraft cmpany and the LCA is a indian fighter.

oh... is it not good or something??? i think that people might be more interested in the F-35

Originally posted by russiankid
oh... is it not good or something??? i think that people might be more interested in the F-35

i dont really know. the offical indian news focuses on the fly-by-wire and and not to sure about the engine or the radar

oh... cuz that F-35 is going to replace a lot of other fighters...

Originally posted by russiankid
oh... cuz that F-35 is going to replace a lot of other fighters...

the F-35 is like a modern F-16 very versatile

russiankid, the least you can do is go read the links in the previous page about the LCA instead of what you are doing.

and the LCA is not related to the F-35, and i'll be glad to give links to the F-35 if you are in need of some

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... i have liks to that thread... im just saying that people might not buy the LCA cuz they want the F-35.... anybody got pics for that LCA???

Originally posted by russiankid
... i have liks to that thread... im just saying that people might not buy the LCA cuz they want the F-35.... anybody got pics for that LCA???

many third world countries need a good cheap fighter to replace all those crap 3rd gen fighters like the mig-19 mig-21 mirage III and F-5 fighters.

their whole defence budget probaly couldn't pay for one F-35.

heres a LCA


[edit on 30-6-2005 by chinawhite]

then i dont understand y nobody would buy them...

Originally posted by russiankid
then i dont understand y nobody would buy them...

because there are other cheap fighters with the same capabilities

eg. FC-1

cost 10-15million


Su-30

cost $35million


ESTIMATED COST:

(F-35A) $45 million [2004$]
(F-35B) $60 million [2004$]
(F-35C) $55 million [2004$]



Gripen JAS 39
cost- 40million

55 million is cheap????? the 10-15 1 is cheap i guess but not 55 million

Originally posted by russiankid
55 million is cheap????? the 10-15 1 is cheap i guess but not 55 million

its good bang for the buck. you get a stealth fighter

stealth... like doesnt show up on radars???

Well the LCA will be bought by the IAF. There's no doubt about that.
And the Naval version of the LCA will arm India's 4th aircraft carrier, ADS.

I mean the IAF never said that they will not buy the LCA. AT Aero-India, the IAF confirmed the order for 40 LCA's and hase'nt needlessly spoken about it later.

The rest is for reporters to speculate and write stuff to sell thier stuff.

If you read the full article of www.deccanherald.com... properly it says ....but once the IAF places a firm order... and IAF is gearing itself up to cope with perceived delays over the induction of the LCA into squadron service

I mean for the IAF, not buying the LCA is not even an option.

And since it is advertised that its capabilities match that of a Mirage-2000, and considering its low cost and easy maintainability it has significant export potential as well. But first, its pre-production trials should be completed and it should serve for about a year to instill some confidence in its prospective buyers. Besides India's good relationship with the world will also serve as a plus point.

Its present fly-away cost is 21 million $(the ones with the F-117's engine), but efforts are underway to bring it under 18 million $ by replacing the imported parts with Indian parts and the Kaveri engine.

Singapore and Chile have alredy placed oders for India's HAL ALH Dhruv, and the US customs are evaluating it as well. Chile and Brazil has also expressed desire to buy HAL's HJT-36 'Sitara' Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) .

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IAF???? whos that??? never heard ov it

Naval Tejas :

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The regular multirole Tejas :



[edit on 30-6-2005 by Stealth Spy]

double post corrected .

[edit on 30-6-2005 by Stealth Spy]

Originally posted by russiankid
IAF???? whos that??? never heard ov it

IAF = Indian Air Force
HAL = Hindustan Aeronauticals Limited
LCA = Light Combat Aircraft
ALH = Advanced Light Helicopter

BTW : How old are you ??

... im 2 slow when im tired thanks for the info

heres some FC-1

it's probaly going to have good export sucess. already a comfired 350

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