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Deltared075

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The MCA cost around 1/50 to the B2,
Technology come with money, the B2 cost 2 billions dollars per aircraft.
 

Pathfinder-X

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why would you compare the design of the aircraft when MCA is designed as a multi-role fighter with the main objective of air superiority while B-2 is designed as a stealth bomber??
 

srirangan

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Both were designed with the same mantra, stealth. Ofcourse MCA will be designed for speed and maneuverability whereas the spirit would be designed to be able to carry huge payloads.
 

adsH

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srirangan said:
Both were designed with the same mantra, stealth. Ofcourse MCA will be designed for speed and maneuverability whereas the spirit would be designed to be able to carry huge payloads.
its not the huge pay loads carrying ability but i think its designed with the BWB config for ultra Low RCS so the radar cros section is next to Minimal and with the Added Radar eating paint it stops left over photons that could return, but some one was talking about a magentic feild being created around it for stealth or something. personaaly i think all this Paint stuff is Just Bull S**, it uses a very good radar distortion field or something. i bet the body has micro radar Photon absorbers that absorb the photons not allowing them to return.
 

gf0012-aust

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Radar "absorbent" paint can lower the reflection rate by up to 20%. The initial design of the platform is critical though.

You just can't coat a B737 and expect it to end up with the RCS of a golf ball.

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adsH

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gf0012-aust said:
You just can't coat a B737 and expect it to end up with the RCS of a golf ball.

:D:
we can hope it might!! :lol. realy i don't get teh idea of radar Absorbing Paint. teh indea that some material can capture Photon particles and just magically make them disappear they must have a discharge mechanism on the Surface of the B2.
 

gf0012-aust

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adsH said:
realy i don't get teh idea of radar Absorbing Paint. teh indea that some material can capture Photon particles and just magically make them disappear they must have a discharge mechanism on the Surface of the B2.
Trust me, it works, and in some cases greater than 20% improvement in RCS reduction. The core design MUST be sympathetic to stealth concepts though. Otherwise you might as well be painting a house. ;)
 

webmaster

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There was this thread which discussed how stealth works and how to make a plane stealty. Lets see if I can dig it up.
 

gf0012-aust

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excellent Web, that should answer the bulk of the questions. ;)
 

XEROX

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I would contest the ability of the MCA to be air superior, because I’m questioning the manoeuvrability of the aircraft, looking at the designs it looks more like a bomber then it does as front line fighter, and obviously for a front line fighter speed and manoeuvrability are a requisite
 

XEROX

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How long do you think it would take Indian scientists to learn of plasma stealth technology?

It would be fascinating if they implemented it on the MCA

BTW - The LCA will display characteristics of Radar "absorbent" paint
 

gf0012-aust

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PJ-10 BrahMos said:
How long do you think it would take Indian scientists to learn of plasma stealth technology?

It would be fascinating if they implemented it on the MCA

BTW - The LCA will display characteristics of Radar "absorbent" paint
The emphasis is moving towards long range stealth weapons packages - not aircraft. They're cheaper, the AI is getting better, there are performance advantages, there is risk minimisation to the pilot etc...
 

XEROX

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Am I right to presume the BrahMos cruise missile is characterised with being stealthy, i persume it has been coated with radar absorbent paint
 

gf0012-aust

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PJ-10 BrahMos said:
Am I right to presume the BrahMos cruise missile is characterised with being stealthy, i persume it has been coated with radar absorbent paint
Brahmos has an advantage in its absolute speed, the way that it closes on target and the fact that it uses an inertial guidance system which makes it difficult to deal with for a force that doesn't have adequate systems in place.

It's not that stealthy in the sense that it's a ramjet, so it's intake is a significant reflector. Thats counterbalanced by the fact that its got a small RCS.

I wouldn't classify it as a stealth design (it's heritage and shape preclude being "stealthy" as such)

It has LO due to speed and RCS though.
 

srirangan

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You must understand we can't say anything about the plane until further information is disclosed. It's too early anyway, it was just sanctioned last week. :smokingc:
 
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