LCA AF Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter) - News and discussions

[Speedster1]

There is article by Indranil roy about this nose cones.. mk1 Mk2 , how the diameter is reduced ..
Confidence in getting systems with less safety margins... Like the gap between radar and nose is reduced... Minimal increase in TRMs but nose cone diameter is reduced ..pitot tube is removed from nose cone etc etc..

Nose cone diameter reduction reduces radar cross section & drag.. etc

The pitot tube on Mk1/A affects the FoV of the radar antenna. So its good that Mk2 won't have one. If we can do the same on Mk1/A, it should be possible to fit a swashplate + Mk2 antenna. Its radome is larger anyway.

Lets hope the new DRDO/NAL composite radome does away with PT + provides same or better sensitivity as the Cobham one.

 

[darshan978]

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This is for mk2 flight testing?

 

[marich01]

This is for mk2 flight testing?

ADA does not specify.

 

[marich01]