Pilots did a great job. They deserve a medal for landing this helicopter.
The ALH has been in service since the early 2000s and since then over 200 of them have been made. Under a dozen airframe losses have been experienced since then but some truly horrifying crashes HAVE occurred but remarkably few have been fatal
— K Singh (@KSingh_1469) October 24, 2019
And who can forget this incident of an ALH roll over at a 17,000ft HLZ near Khanda post. That AAC crews were able to partly repair it in-situ and fly it out to a full airbase base speaks very very highly highly of both the AAC crews and the ALH’s maintainability pic.twitter.com/YJ4aaS7kS7
— K Singh (@KSingh_1469) October 24, 2019
Whilst we wait for official confirmation of the cause of the crash today (will be many weeks/months) let’s remember that rotary-wing aviation is inherently dangerous, flying a low level sometimes barely meters from the ground often with terrain on all sides pic.twitter.com/rRrkFlcA3F
— K Singh (@KSingh_1469) October 24, 2019
The ALH was India’s first attempt at an entirely indigenous helicopter and it has been an exceptional success that has directly led to the LCH and LUH (who share the same gear box designs). pic.twitter.com/BaXZrxk59Q
— K Singh (@KSingh_1469) October 24, 2019
All HAL designed helicopters also have full dual channel fail safe redundant systems with crash resistant seats and onboard fire fighting system- this is a capability that isn’t even seen on the MI-17/V5s that currently are used to transport the Prime Minister of India
— K Singh (@KSingh_1469) October 24, 2019
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Great shots of an IAF Mi-17 airlifting an @AirbusHeli AS350 B3 Écureuil of private firm UT Air from the 11,500 feet high Kedarnath helipad where it had crash-landed. Transported it safely to Sahastradhara near Dehradun. pic.twitter.com/fiiQiNkK4d
— Livefist (@livefist) October 27, 2019
HAL: Light Utility Helicopter Close to Operational Clearance pic.twitter.com/gOvyaMTyRL
— Vayu Aerospace Review (@ReviewVayu) October 30, 2019
Brand new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks of the Indian Air Force in action.
Indian Army Dhruv & Chetak helos rescue tourists stranded on the famous Chaddar Trek on the frozen Zanskar river in Ladakh.
Indian Air Force: IAF's Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) carried out a search & rescue operation at Niraq in Zanskar valley (Ladakh) & rescued 71 trekkers in the last two days. The trekkers were on 'Chadar Trek' when they got stranded due to sudden flooding in the river. pic.twitter.com/Uk0UMmk1Pa
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2020
IAF gears up to send Mi-26 fleet to Russia for overhaul
Posted: Jan 21, 2020, 07:10 AM (IST)
By Vijay Mohan
The Indian Air Force is preparing to ferry its Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopters to Russia for major overhaul and life extension, following which its vertical heavy-lift capability will get a substantial boost.
The resurrected Soviet-origin helicopters will operate along with the IAF’s new American CH-47 Chinooks that are also employed in the heavy-lift logistics role for airlifting men and equipment.
At present, the IAF has three Mi-26s, the world’s largest and heaviest helicopters. These are based at Chandigarh with the 126 Helicopter Unit, also called Featherweights. The same unit also operates the Chinooks. In service since 1985, the first Mi-26 was grounded in 2013, followed by the other two in 2014 and 2017 on the expiry of their stipulated technical life. Although the IAF set into motion the process to give fresh lease of life to these grounded flying machines around four years ago, the plans remained mired in bureaucratic machinery.
“The files were finally cleared by the Ministry of Defence late last year and we are now finalising the modalities to ferry the machines to Russia. Since two of the Mi-26s are not in fly-worthy condition at all, they will have to be partially disassembled and shipped,” said a senior IAF officer. “A decision on the third chopper, which though non-operational but still fly-worthy, will be taken by Air Headquarters on whether to ship it or fly it to Russia after considering the costs, international air routing and other technicalities involved,” he added. The IAF expects that each helicopter will take 10-12 months to be back in fly-worthy state.
IAF gears up to send Mi-26 fleet to Russia for overhaul
Posted: Jan 21, 2020, 07:10 AM (IST)
By Vijay Mohan
The Indian Air Force is preparing to ferry its Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopters to Russia for major overhaul and life extension, following which its vertical heavy-lift capability will get a substantial boost.
The resurrected Soviet-origin helicopters will operate along with the IAF’s new American CH-47 Chinooks that are also employed in the heavy-lift logistics role for airlifting men and equipment.
At present, the IAF has three Mi-26s, the world’s largest and heaviest helicopters. These are based at Chandigarh with the 126 Helicopter Unit, also called Featherweights. The same unit also operates the Chinooks. In service since 1985, the first Mi-26 was grounded in 2013, followed by the other two in 2014 and 2017 on the expiry of their stipulated technical life. Although the IAF set into motion the process to give fresh lease of life to these grounded flying machines around four years ago, the plans remained mired in bureaucratic machinery.
“The files were finally cleared by the Ministry of Defence late last year and we are now finalising the modalities to ferry the machines to Russia. Since two of the Mi-26s are not in fly-worthy condition at all, they will have to be partially disassembled and shipped,” said a senior IAF officer. “A decision on the third chopper, which though non-operational but still fly-worthy, will be taken by Air Headquarters on whether to ship it or fly it to Russia after considering the costs, international air routing and other technicalities involved,” he added. The IAF expects that each helicopter will take 10-12 months to be back in fly-worthy state.
IAF gears up to send Mi-26 fleet to Russia for overhaul
Update on deliveries of @Boeing_In helos to @IAF_MCC: 17 AH-64E Apaches delivered so far to Pathankot’s Gladiators squadron & 10 CH-47F Chinooks to Chandigarhs’s Featherweights helicopter flight. Boeing to bring F/A-18 Block III sim to #DefExpo2020. pic.twitter.com/5JVRsmTXhr
— Livefist (@livefist) January 28, 2020
