Prof. Prodyut Das 2

  A pause before Balaclava?                                                                                Prof. Prodyut Das The AMCA project We are organizationally in such a situation that to get in to the development of the AMCA at the present level of preparation is a recipe for certain failure. The situation is: i)                  We do not have the resources to create the classical 5 th generation. Attempts to do so will lead to un-correctable, cascading failure. ii)                The use of “un-correctable” stems from the fact any design has to make compromises.   The elements of the “ideal” specification- the F35/J 20 equivalence approach will end up in a configuration that will make engineering of the later “concessions” difficult to achieve. Better sit, discuss and get the concessions in the beginning. We might get something decently workable. iii)              The situation at i) leads to the need to an independent review of the current specifications to see what