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The user trials, which will be conducted by the IAF抯 Bangalore-based aircra
ft systems and testing establishment (ASTE), is a prerequisite before the LC
A is inducted into the IAF.
ASTE抯 chief test pilot, Group Capt N Tiwari, on Wednesday said that the use
r trials will commence by the end of 2011 and go on for a year, after which
the aircraft would attain final operational clearance (FOC) by 2012, certify
ing that the aircraft is fit to be inducted into the air force.
The LCA, which has completed about 1,500-plus sorties, is currently undergoi
ng integration of advanced weapons with a few
being tested in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Tiwari said that a few pilots of the ASTE are currently with the National Fl
ight Testing Centre (NFTC), which has been overseeing the flight-testing act
ivity of the LCA for over a decade.
These pilots are being deputed to NFTC to get acclimatised with the aircraft
, which will be subsequently handed over to ASTE for user evaluation.
The ASTE will be given two LCA aircraft梩he Limited Series Production 7 and
8 (LSP 7& 8)梖or user trials.
During the user trials, the angle of attack would be increased from the pres
ent 20-22 degrees to 26-28 degrees. Similarly, the gravitation (G) limit wou
ld be raised from the present 6Gs to 8Gs.
Upon induction into the IAF, the first squadron of the LCA will be raised in
Bangalore and then moved to the Sulur air force station near Coimbatore.
The Squadron 45, comprising the LCAs, would be known as Flying Daggers.At pr
esent, it operates the ageing MiG-21aircraft. |
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