LCA TEJAS - Light Combat Aircraft

General characteristics
" Crew: One
" Length: 13.20 m (43 ft 4 in)
" Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
" Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 9 in)
" Wing area: 38.4 m² (413 ft²)
" Empty weight: 6,500 kg (14,300 lb)
" Loaded weight: 10,500 kg (23,100 lb)



" Power plant: 1× General Electric F404-F2J3 turbofan 80.5 kN (18,100 lbf), 1x F404-GE-IN20, 85kn (19,000 Ibf)


Performance
" Maximum speed: Mach 1.8, 1,920 km/h (1,195 mph) at high altitude
" Range: 850 km (530 mi)
" Service ceiling: 15,250 m (50,000 ft)
" Wing loading: 221.4 kg/m² (45.35 lb/ft²)
" Thrust/weight: 1.07

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[rohitkumarindia]

The Pakistani pilot asked Chinese pilot during training of JF 17. "sir I forgot, how can I bring down this ?!" Chinese pilot answered "Don't worry Indian's will do that for you "

[fighterpilot65]

I like this aircraft but it is just a waste of time and money for india. It has thousands of issues to be resolve…. Almost like the ARJUN project… Just for the show off during military parade.

[bestfighterpilot]

The LCA was a flawed project in its early years however due to vast spending on Indians point of view, they couldn't afford to scrap it hence the reason the project is still crippling forward today. Nevertheless, the JF-17 is an infant compared to the LCA and I would say more successful in that the short time compared to the LCA it has achieved much more and we have seen more test flights of the JF-17 than the number of photos of the LCA.

[Askywarrior]

LCA - The world's famous LAST CHANCE AIRCRAFT...

[ImFlyingEagle]

LCA - The world's Famous ... LAST CHANCE AIRCRAFT.

[pacifica60]

it is good to have self developed fighter aircraft , but.... At what price ?? almost two decades passed. technology in use almost brink of obsolescent and what about engine (Kaveri ). Now GE/SNECMA devloping engines for Tejas.

Shame on bureaucracy , Lack of nationalism and non willingness to work. Learn lesson from the past (Indo-china conflict 1962) Good Luck.....

[BLUERAY1611]

@rohitkumarindia

GOOD ONE

[graphixgen]

with the induction of tejas in iaf our nation will have a technology to begin an all new generation of home grown super battle air crafts. india will commence to have an edge over her neighbors, a generation of weapons that her neighbors can never get their hands on & thus fade out of competition to win

[gangadharanroby1]

@rohitkumarindia YES THATS RIGHT

[pogularocky]

@rohitkumarindia

LOL.