PART 1: Big Surprises In LCA Navy NP1's Ski-Jump Fight

09.02.2015 by Livefist

When the first prototype of India's LCA Navy (NP1) roared off the ski-jump at the Shore-based Test Facility (SBTF) for the first time on December 20 last year, no one from the team observing the jet from the flightline and from telemetry stations knew that something unseen had happened. Something that would only become known later in the day when performance data was analysed. And it was good, solid news, much needed for a team that has seen little more than questions, derision and barely veiled bemusement. Importantly, it was the first time the team felt it had an answer to the 'what use is this platform, really?' question.

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PART 2: The Four 'Fixes' After LCA Navy's Ski-Jump Flight

PART 3: The Official LCA Navy Mk.2 Wishlist