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Monday, February 28, 2011

Identify these Indian aircrafts & wind tunnel models [Pop Quiz]

Landed myself, what on first glance appears to be, a very interesting document. It had these photographs in them. These are some Aircrafts and wind tunnel models  built in India as part of programmes undertaken. Did not know about a few of these before today. Will take me some time to begin  reading this though - things planned beforehand.

Can anybody identify them?

A test aircraft assembled in India

A test aircraft assembled in India - need to give its names, as it was called in India

A wind tunnel model of an aircraft that used for validating technologies & gaining understanding. It has a name A wind tunnel model of an aircraft that used for validating technologies & gaining understanding. It has a name

An wind tunnel model depicting a design iteration of an Indian aircraft program
An wind tunnel model depicting a design iteration of an Indian aircraft program

Dr. S Golakotta, Project Director of the India's Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile [BVRAAM], the Astra Missile, development programme,while delivering a lecture* at the recently concluded Aero India 2011 air show, displayed two very nicely illustrated slides as part of his presentation.

Click on them to view a slightly larger-sized image

Flow-chart giving an overview of the overall path followed to develop a contemporary Guided Missile

Flow-chart giving an overview of the overall path followed to develop a contemporary Guided Missile

Technologies that go into developing a modern Guided Missile System - onboard & off-board support

Technologies that go into developing a modern Guided Missile System - onboard & off-board support

* Audio sucks balls

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