Re: India y su industria aeronáutica
Publicado: Vie Jul 17, 2009 10:49 am
Esta semana se publicará la RPF para dotar de 99-125 motores al Tejas: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/ ... el=defense
Eurojet lo tiene complicado, y es que supone la opción más cara para un caza pretendidamente barato. Si embargo, las bondades del motor no son pocas, y si consiguen venderlo sería sin duda un gran empuje para el Eurofighter en el concurso MMRCA.
NEW DELHI — The long-awaited request for proposals (RFP) to provide 99-125 engines for the Indian Air Force's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is expected to be released this week.
Proposals for the two candidate engines — GE's F414 and Eurojet's EJ200 — will be due by Oct. 12 if the RFP is released on July 17.
In October 2007, Eurojet signed a nondisclosure agreement with the Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which is developing the LCA and evaluating alternatives to the GE F404 engine powering the Tejas prototypes and initial production aircraft.
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“We need five squadrons of the Mk2 LCAs. When integrated with the new engines, the LCA Mk2 should fly in 2013.â€
The GE414 powers the Boeing F/A-18E/F and Saab Gripen NG, while the EJ200 powers the Eurofighter Typhoon. All three aircraft are contenders in India's 126-aircraft multirole fighter competition now under way.
“Our engine needs minimum changes and will not delay the LCA,”the Eurojet official said.
Eurojet lo tiene complicado, y es que supone la opción más cara para un caza pretendidamente barato. Si embargo, las bondades del motor no son pocas, y si consiguen venderlo sería sin duda un gran empuje para el Eurofighter en el concurso MMRCA.