AMCA - Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

[pipebomb]

And from these, we're now striving to design a 1,200kg, turbofan engine with 80kN of thrust. This is something bit too much to term an iterative development.

I understand the emotions but you have to play the cards you're dealt. Next step is certainly flying kaveri on lca and certifying it. Doesn't matter if it's 100kg overweight or 200kg. There's no shortcut

 

[pipebomb]

You got it wrong. We aren't at that stage either. XF9 is some F119 level shit=too high tech despite being smaller than F119. Japanese obviously are c*ckblocked by big biradher into not doing further obviously add on to their pacifist ideals they are slow. Otherwise the Japanese already would had flown VCE by now.

People are confusing always. 110-KN engine means(Wet), its dry would be some 75kN. Whereas XF-9 Dry alone is some 110kN and wet being some 150kN.

I know the dry thrust. 75/110 ≈ 113/164. So conceptually our GTRE110 is a f119 contemporary

 

[FalconSlayers]

Another year, another model.

 

[Bleh]

Another year, another model.
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Getting bigger... She'll be adult in another year

 

[Bhartiya Sainik]

Another year, another model.
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Any changes noticed?

 

[Satish Sharma Ji]

Any changes noticed?

It seems there is an intake on the dorsal side from cooling electronics

 

[Bhartiya Sainik]

It seems there is an intake on the dorsal side from cooling electronics

Where exactly? Between the rudders? That was already there.

 

[high_IQ_bharatiya_sainik]

Another year, another model.
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Why that camo? Just use tipnis grey.

 

[AbRaj]

Another year, another model.
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We r supapawa now

 

[BON PLAN]

Another year, another model.
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Nice sheme !

 

[Spacemarine]

We r supapawa now

yaa we have 36 Rafales

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Another year, another model.
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why...

 

[Abtron3]

why...
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Looks like a funeral decoration.

 

[Bhartiya Sainik]

Continuing on this agenda of internal load, 2 days back someone shared PL-15E AAM with folding fins from Zhuai airshow. AFAIK big/heavy missile do have folding fins but a medium missile is yet to be seen with AIM-120 AMRAAM, Meteor, etc. R-77 have folding grid fins.

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Now there is no CAD of Meteor, Astr-3 SFDR with folding fins & i can't use PL-15E to depict in AMCA
So i'm just clipping the fins in SFDR pic. IDK the safety gap spec but this looks like a safe fit, that too w/o staggering.

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And i had already shown that 6 staggered AAMs of short fin version of Astr-2 could easily fit. So if we use folding fin version of it now then total 8 staggered AAMs or 16 SAAW bombs could fit. The ejectors shoud be firm & free from vibrations.

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If this config is considered unsafe then in worst case 6 AAMs or 12 SAAW bombs can fit easily.


Just like 300Km range dual-pulse AGM-88G AARGM-ER can fit in F-35, similarly customised Rudram can be made for AMCA.

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IWB versions of ARMs (Anti Radiation Missiles):
Kh-58UShKE, 650 Kg, 4.2-4.8m long, 380-400 mm diameter, 149 Kg warhead, 250 Km range, Mach 3.6
AGM-88G AARGM-ER, 467 Kg, 13'4/4.06m long, 292mm diameter, 68 Kg warhead, 300 Km range, Mach 2.9
But Rudram-1 cannot fit in AMCA'a IWB.
Rudram-1, 600 Kg, 18'/5.5m long, 340+/-mm diameter, 55 Kg warhead, 150-200 Km range, Mach 2
Rudram-2 & 3 are going to be even bigger.
If DoD makes IWB version of Rudram, it will make AMCA a dangerous SAM hunter.
There were Ramjet version missiles tested earlier but AARGM-ER uses modified solid fuel rocket motor.