Its the time ,We indians have great experince in building Jet Trainers.It would not be a huge task for Indian engineer.When a Big Brother USA denied support for LCA _ Thejas we carried out the development successfully.At the Aero India-2007 LCA showed its capacities ( thats Proto type) was in par with F-16 or MIGs. We Indians are capable to any thing provided there is a political will and Support. Today LCA is one of the best designed fighters.With a Single Structure and reaching speed of 1.8 mach its one of the best engineering i could see in the show. Wish ADA a best of luck.We can earn and save foreign exchange. Alot of engineers will get Jobs. Hats off to India
RE:When?
by Sreekanth Nemani on Feb 13, 2007 08:33 AM Permalink
And just because you are doing some stupid data entry job, please don't deride all indians in IT. Many of the important innovations are coming from indians working in multinationals, be proud and try hard. Whatever makes you feel we need your 'negative' attitude?? People like you are the reason for everything that happened to india over the last few centuries.
RE:When?
by Sreekanth Nemani on Feb 13, 2007 08:28 AM Permalink
LCA was delayed primarily because of the nuclear tests and the resulting sanctions. Otherwise it is a wonderful fighter.
Even now the problem is the engine that was blocked after sanctions. The indigenously developed Kaveri, while decent, is not really good enough. Considering, all the companies that develop aircraft jet engines have been doing it for more that 50yrs, it is obvious we will take some time to perfect it. But, we are not too far behind.
Dhruv - our combat helicopter, AJT - Advanced Jet Trainer, and some of our avionics are all things to be proud of.
I am happy to see that the IAF is making the investment in new (hopefully better) trainers. I have always adopted the belief that an airforce is as good as it's prowess with the fighters it has. The Israelis set the best example. They fly F-15s and F-16s; but their pilots are the most skilled when it comes to flying these jets which makes the Israeil Air defense a force to reckon with. I believe the IAF should go down the same route.
Now for the matter of the Indian Aeronautical Complex... I think it's about time this industry was privatized. There is no need for a state run HAL which is performing below the mark given their high turn over rates due to their inability to compete with the tech private sector in terms of compensation. On the other hand if the private sector were given opportunity in this field I imagine they would perform a lot better. These are some of the incentives I think they should be given: 1. Establishment of a privatized aeronautical industry with intention of export: I bet Indian companies could design cutting edge software and hardware for civilian/defense/space programs which could be a profitable endeavor.
2. Aftermarket associations: If I am not mistaken, GE already has some of its R&D setup in India for developing engines and other integral equipment. This means that we obviously have the talent for that field. With the growing civilian aerospace requriements we could very well start developing our own technology to meet our burgeoning market requirements. We could also provide aftermarket assistance to foreign companies like Boeing and Airbus to upgrade their planes.
3. Healthy Competition: With privatization, we would have healthy competition which in turn will bring about better products.
The government should only standardize the requirements (basic safety for civilian tech and security measures for military tech).
