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| HAL AMCA :-INDIA'S NEXT GENERATION AIRCRAFT PROGRAMME. |
THE HAL ADVANCED MEDIUM COMBAT AIRCRAFT(AMCA) IS A FIFTH GENERATION
FIGHTER PROGRAMME OF INDIA .IT IS BEING DEVELOPING BY INDIAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
NAMED ADA(AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY) AND DRDO(DEFENSE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPING ORGANISATION) AS THE DESIGN FIRM WITH MANUFACTURING PROCEED BY
HAL(HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED).THIS PROGRAMME IS THE FIGHTER PROGRAMME OF
INDIA .CURRENTLY THE PROJECT IS IN UNDER DEVELOPMENT STAGE.BASICALLY THIS
PROGRAM WAS STARTED TO DEVELOP OWN FIGHTER JET WHICH CAN FULFILL THE
REQUIREMENTS OF IAF(INDIAN AIR FORCE).INDIAN AIR FORCE IS THE GUARDIANS OF INDIAN
SKIES.THEY HAVE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES ON THEIR SHOULDER .THEIR TASK IS TO PROTECT
THE MOTHERLAND LAND INDIA FROM INCOMING ENEMIES.FOR THAT TASK IAF NEED A ADVANCE
FIGHTER WHICH CAN FULFILL EACH AND EVERY REQUIREMENT OF IAF. BASICALLY HAL AMCA IS
DESIGNED FOR AIR SUPERIORITY,GROUND ATTACK,BOMBING,INTERCEPTION ,STRIKING AND
OTHER MULTIPLE ROLES.THIS FIGHTER WILL BE MOST ADVANCED AND STEALTH FIGHTER OF
THIS ERA.IT IS SINGLE SEAT ,TWIN-ENGINE,STEALTH ALL WEATHER MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.AS PER THE LATEST MEDIA REPORTS THE FIGHTER IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT STAGE.THE DESIGN OF FIGHTER IS READY TILL DATE AND IT'S DESIGN AND MODEL IS ALSO SEEN IN THE DEFENSE EXPO 2018
WHICH WAS BASICALLY A TRADING FARE INCREASE EXPORT OF
DEFENSE EQUIPMENT'S TO OTHER COUNTRY .THE DEFENSE 2018 WAS INAUGURATED BY OUR LOVELY AND ALL TIME FAVORITE
PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SHRI NARENDRA MODI JI.THE FIRST FLIGHT OF HAL AMCA IS SCHEDULED FOR 2025.
WHICH WAS BASICALLY A TRADING FARE INCREASE EXPORT OF
DEFENSE EQUIPMENT'S TO OTHER COUNTRY .THE DEFENSE 2018 WAS INAUGURATED BY OUR LOVELY AND ALL TIME FAVORITE
PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SHRI NARENDRA MODI JI.THE FIRST FLIGHT OF HAL AMCA IS SCHEDULED FOR 2025.
Ø Hal amca can
also be said as the derivate of Russian fifth generation fighter named su-57.as
per the experts amca will be fitted by two gtx Kaveri engines in it. Gtre gtx Kaveri
engine is afterburning turbofan engine which generates dry thrust of 52 kn(kilo newton) and
after burner max .power thrust is 81kn9kilo newton).gtre gtx Kaveri engine is
in it’s development stage which trails are conducted in 2019.kaveri engine is
an Indian programme initially started by
a special branch of drdo named (gtre) gas turbine research establishment, which
was further joint ventured by French company snecma .if all goes well then induction
of Kaveri engine into hal amca will be completed till end of December ,2023.
*DEVELOPMENT:-
THE AMCA PROJECT IS EVOLVED FROM MCA
PROJECT WHICH WAS STARTED IN OCOTOBER 2008
,TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF EXISTING FIGHTERS WHICH INCLUDES DASSAULT
MIRAGE 2000 , SEPECAT JAGUAR AND MIG-27.THE IAF ASKED ADA TO PREPARE A DETAILED
PROJECT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MCA INCORPORATING STEALTH FEATURES.IN FUBRUARY,ADA
DIRECTOR Dr.PS SUBRAMANYAM SAID AT AERO INDIA 2009 SEMINAR THAT THEY WERE WORKING
CLOSING WITH IAF REQURIMENTS .THEY TOLD THAT ACCORDING TO IAF REQURIMENTS MCA
PROGRAMME FIGHTER WEIGHTS 20-TONS AND WOULOD BE POWERED BY INDIGINEOUS TWO GTX
KAVERI ENGINES.
IN MARCH 2010, THE PROJECT WAS RENAMED
AS MCA TO ADVANCED MCA(AMCA).in april,2010 the air chief issued the air staff
requirements(asr)for amca WHICH PLACED THE FIGHTER INTO 25-TON CATEGORY.THE
FIRST PROTOTYPE AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TESTING IN YEAR 2017 BUT DUE TO LACK
OF FUNDS THE PROGRAMME DELAED TO 2025.IN OCTOBER INDIAN GOVT. CABINET RELEASED
100 CRORES FOR INITIAL STUDIES ON IT FOR A TIME SPAN OF 18 MONTHS.IN NOVEMBER
2010,THE ADA SOUGHT US$2 BILLION OF FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMEENT OF AMCA.THE
FUNDING WAS FOR THE TWO TYPES OF AMCA THE AERIAL AND NAVAL VERSION WITH SEVEN
PROTOTYPES.THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT COST IS ESTIMATED APPROX. US$ 1 BILLION TO
BUILT 3-4 PROTOTYPES.
* DESIGN OF AMCA MODEL: -
Ø THE CONCEPTUAL
DESIGN WAS CARRIED OUR TILL 2015, AT WHICH THE GENERAL CONFIGURATION WAS FROZEN.
TEN DESIGNS PROPOSALS WERE EVALUATED ON PRACTICAL BASED INDUCTIONS.
Ø FIVE DESIGNS EMERGES
AFTER WIND TUNNEL TESTING.AS THE AMCA WAS TO BE SUPERSONIC SPEED AIRCRAFT SO IT’S
MAIN STRENGTH WILL BE PROVIDE BY IT’S DESIGN.TO PREVENT CAUGHT FROM THE RADARS
THE SIZE WAS NOT TOO BIG, SO FINAL CONSIDERATION CAME INTO ACT IN 2015. PROPOSALS
WITH A TAIL IN AIRCRAFT WERE DESIGNATED WITH A SERIAL NO-3B-01 TO 3B-09.
Ø AMCA FINAL
CONCEPT WAS COMPLETED AND SHOWN TO IAF BY 2012, AFTER WHICH A FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT
ON THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED.IN AERO INDIA 2013, ADA UNVEILED A 1:8 SCALE MODEL.
Ø THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF AIRCRAFT IS
CARRIED OUT BY FOUR TYPES OF FIRMS: -
1. DESIGN TEAM -
ADA WAS INTENDED AS THE PRIME DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER OF AIRCRAFT.
2. CORE TEAM
-DRDO AGENCIES CARRYING OUT PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT WORK OF AMCA.
3. EXTERNAL AGENCIES
-VARIUOS IIT’S, NIT’S, UNIVERSITIESAND OTHER BOTH FIRMS OF BOTH DOMESTIC AND
FOREIGN ORIGIN.
4. MANUFACTURING TEAM –
HAL (HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED) FOR ASSEMBLER AND MANUFACTURERS.
Ø PROTYPE: -
IN JANUARY 2019, TWO TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATORS AND FOUR
PROTOYPES ARE SCHEDULED TO GO UNDER VARIOUS TYPE OF TESTINGS, ANALYSIS AND
DEVELOPMENT DURING TESTING PHASE.
Ø PROJECTED SPECIFICATIONS: -
AS PER THE DEMANDS OF IAF (INDIAN AIR FORCE) THE HAL
AMCA IS EQUIPPED WITH SOME OF THE BEST CAPABILITIES WHICH ARE AS: -
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: -
§ CREW-1 FOR
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND 2 FOR THE TRAINER AIRCRAFT.
§ LENGTH- 17.2 METRES
(56 FT OR 672 IN)
§ HEIGHT-4.8
METRES
§ WING AREA- 39.9 METRE
SQUARE
§ EMPTY WEIGHT OF
AIRCRAFT-17,273 KG
§ MAX.TAKE OFF
WEIGHT-29,465 KG
§ POWERPLANT- 2*
GTX KAVERI AFTERBURNING TURBOFAN ENGINE(EXPECTED)
PERFORMANCE: -
§ MAX SPEED – 2,655
KM/HR
§ RANGE – 1,750 NMI
(3,241 KM, 2,014MI)
§ FERRY RANGE
-2,875 NMI (5,324KM, 3,308MI)
§ SERVICE CEILING –
18,044 M (59,200 FT)
§ RATE OF CLIMB –
13,716 M/MIN(45,000FT/MIN)
§ WING LOADING –
738 KG/METRE SQUARE
ARMAMENT: -
§ GUNS -23MM GSH-23
CANNON
§ HARDPOINTS -3 UNDER
EACH WING,2 TANDEM PAIRS UNDER -FUSELAGE FOR A TOTAL OF 10.
§ MISSILES –
BRAHMOS NG
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