The Lca WAS designed to beat the M2000 at least in aerodynamics, the M2000 which were new at the time were the benchmark, as far as beating other planes, we can only speculate, in any event an interesting info provided by Harry, MiG-29s beat Mirage 2000s 7:3 in IAF air exercises

In conclusion, Yahoo has provided us with articles showing clearly that the LCA programme started in the late 80s, we know that the IMF induced Govt of 91 suspended funding for about a year, the LCA is obviously not as delayed as some would think, well so says the evidence anyway but what does that have to do with real life. 🙂

As for the nose dimensions, well wehave yet to receive data from a certain member, the best estimate was done by Crobto aka radar size about the same as the Grippen, which puts the LCA nose too small theory in the dustbin, besides if the LCA nose is too small, the logic must hold for the poor Gripen too. 🙂
The LCA obviously creates different vortices etc than the Viggen, pics have been shown, schematics etc, the proof is right on this thread for all to see, no specualation at all, the LCA has almost completed its entire flight envelope and will begin weapons testing later this year with the MMR, not bad, 3 years after first flight. MOnsoon rains obviously impede fast testing in the months of June-Aug but testing is still being done monsoon rains permitting. LCA avionics being used as part of the vetrivale, makes sense, a whole new infrastructure has been established, ADA chief comments that handling is better than expected, if we can take the Chinese designer comments about sd-10 as biblical truth, we must follow the same logic towards the ADA chief too non? 🙂

Victor,
Thanks for the bit on the cockpit bulkheads, that’s finally heading to the info i was looking for to either confirm or deny my theories on the LCA’s short nose. I don’t get the ‘rear bulkhead’ bit though – is that the back end of the cockpit, or the bulkhead separating the cockpit section (remember that the pilot’s legs are quite a bit more forward than the actual cockpit itself)? Also, my compliments for the sarcasm. It’s been a while since something in that quality has been said in this thread 😉

Sameer, Indian:
All the figures i gave in this are from Brassey’s World Aircraft & Systems Directory. I wonder if you actually read the same data as i gave though, i was actually asking you for data on the volume available for avionics between the cockpit and forward bulkhead. But alas, it won’t be a Zhuk-M aye?

There are no released data on the internal volume, hence it was idiotic of you to start claiming small noses before you know the dimensions aye, ahhh so you speculated, I did the same, we do not have the dimensions, just rough estimates with a probable high standard deviation, hence I can fit the Zhuk M into the LCA analogy still holds unless you provide me with dimensions of the internal volume of the nose area etc.

Well then Crobato assuming that you are right and the LCA radar is similar to the Gripen radar, it does not make it that small now does it, Arthur you said that the nose is too small, well does your logic hold for the Gripen too and have you used that logic of yours more than once, the LCA radr is obviously big enough for the MMR, daa, and any radar that they will eventually make , aka AESA, post 2010. daa, so the nose is too small for what? People still seem to be confused about my Zhuk M comments, I like that, please read a few posts above.

Yahoo can you provide me with the phd that you have, you seem to know measument while looking, impressive.

There are no dimensions for the LCA nose, we are dealing with inches here, Arthur claims that it is too small, well too small relative to what?
the M2000? Gripen?
then he must provide numbers to show the comparison and the dimension of those extra gear that won;’t apparently fit.
I am asking very scientific and logical questions here, or I will rvert to speculating, an accepted tool on the forum.

You are missing certain dimensions which were conviniently edited out 🙂

From thi diagram you can tell that it is so obvious that the LCA is nose is x inches smaller with x cm diameter smaller than a Mirage 2000?
woiw. uou really are something else.