INDIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

INDIAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

HAL Tejas 

It is an Indian single-engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency  and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters. In 2003, the LCA was officially named "Tejas".

SPECIFICATIONS

S.no	Types	Parameter
1	Orgin	India
2	Used by	Indian air force
3	Class	Multirole combat aircraft
4	Generation	4th
5	Range	3000km
6	Speed	2,205km/hmach 1.6 for IOC version;2,205 km/h for FOC version
7	Empty weight	6560 kg
8	Load weight	9500kg
9	Weapons	6 hard points
10	Max, takeoff weight	13,200kg
11	Internal fuel capacity	2,458 kg
12	External fuel capacity:	2 x 1,200-litre drop tank at inboard, 1 x 725-litre drop tank under fuselage
13	Powerplant	1 × General Electric F404-GE-IN20 turbofan Dry thrust: 53.9 kn Thrust with afterburner: 89.8 kn
14	Diamentions	Length: 13.20 m Wingspan: 8.20 m Height: 4.40 m Wing area: 38.4 m²
15	Unit cost	₹162 crore ₹463 crore

Sukhoi Su-30

Su-30SM is a multirole fighter aircraft developed by JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau for the Russian Air Force. It is an advanced derivative of the Su-30MK combat aircraft family.The Sukhoi Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. The Su-30MK series fighters are in service with the Algerian Air Force, Indian Air Force (IAF), Indonesian Air Force, People’s Liberation Army Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Ugandan Air Force, Venezuelan Air Force and Vietnam People’s Air Force.

The Su-30 started out as an internal development project in the Sukhoi Su-27 family by Sukhoi. The design plan was revamped and the name was made official by the Russian Defense Ministry in 1996. Of the Flanker family, the Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 have been ordered into limited or serial production by the Defense Ministry. The Su-30 has two distinct version branches, manufactured by competing organisations: KnAAPO and the Irkut Corporation, both of which come under the Sukhoi roup's umbrella. 

SPECIFICATIONS

S.no	Types	Parameter
1	Orgin	India
2	Used by	Indian air force
3	Class	Multirole combat aircraft
4	Generation	4th
5	Range	3000km
6	Speed	Mach 2.0 (2,120 km/h) at altitude
7	Empty weight	17,700 kg
8	Load weight	24,900 kg  with 56% fuel
9	Max, takeoff weight	34,500 kg
10	Internal fuel capacity	9,400 kg
12	Powerplant	2 × Saturn AL-31FL turbofans 1.     Dry thrust: 74.5 kN (16,750 lbf) each 2.     Thrust with afterburner: 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) each
13	Diamentions	Length: 21.935 m Wingspan: 14.7 m Height: 6.36 m Wing area: 62 m²
14	Unit cost	Su-30MK2: US$37.5 million in 2012

Mirage 2000

 It is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. It was later developed into the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations.

SPECIFICATIONS

S.no	Types	Parameter
1	Orgin	India
2	Used by	Indian air force
5	Range	3000km
6	Speed	Mach 2.2 (2,336 km/h) at high altitude/ 1,110 km/h
7	Empty weight	7,500 kg
8	Load weight	13,800 kg
9	Max, takeoff weight	17,000 kg
10	Internal fuel capacity	9,400 kg
12	Powerplant	1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan 1.     Dry thrust: 64.3 kN 2.     Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN
13	Diamentions	Length: 14.36 m Wingspan: 9.13 m Height: 5.20 m Wing area: 41 m²

MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG- is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. 

SPECIFICATIONS           

S.no	Types	Parameter
1	Orgin	India
2	Used by	Indian air force
3	Range	1,430 km
4	Speed	Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h)
5	Empty weight	11,000 kg
6	Load weight	14,900 kg
7	Max, takeoff weight	18,000kg
8	Internal fuel capacity	3,500 kg
9	Powerplant	: 2 2 × Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofans, 81.59 kNeach
10	Diamentions	Length: 17.32 m Wingspan: 11.36 m Height: 4.73 m Wing area: 38 m²

MiG-21

MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage. It was also nicknamed by North Vietnamese, now Vietnam People's Air Force, pilots and the Vietnamese people.

SPECIFICATION

S.no	Types	Parameter
1	Orgin	India
2	Used by	Indian air force
3	Range	1,470 km
4	Speed	Mach 1.05 (1,300 km/h, 808 mph)
5	Empty weight	5,846 kg
6	Load weight	8,725 kg
7	Max, takeoff weight	9,800 kg
8	Rate of climb	225 m/s
9	Powerplant	: 11*Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet Dry thrust: 40.21 kN
10	Diamentions	Length: 14.7 m Wingspan: 7.154 m Height: 4 m Wing area: 23 m²