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  Some Notes on the Forthcoming Spin Trials of the HJT 36 - Part 2 Sunday 17 August 2014 Some Notes on the Forthcoming Spin Trials of the HJT 36 - Part 2 In the first part of this series we had published an analysis as to what is the possible areas of problems with the HJT 36 which has been withering on the vine since a spectacular launch in 2003. There have been some reader’s responses and since they raise important points or suggestions I thought I would put in part 2 as a conclusion. Before I go on to the Technical portion I have a bone to pick with Indranil Roy because he has touched upon a very important point. He said, whilst agreeing with my prognosis, that (and I am quoting from memory) “what Professor Das has said is actually what  is taught in Second and Third year Aerodynamics” How I wish this were true! No! Indranil, very unfortunately this is not what the Second and Third years learn. What they learn in Second and a Third year is this: -T = Iθ "́ + KAθ ́́ They wil...

  The AMCA orders- A personal assessment                               Professor Prodyut Das iss2 13/03/2024    The Government has decided to fund the AMCA programme to the tune of Rs. 15,000 crores for building 5 prototypes. The delay in sanctioning is being blamed on the usual suspects – The IAF, the Import lobby, the Babus etc without of course mentioning the real culprits. It seems ADA had as of 2023 not completed the RCS tests. Stealth being a key feature of the 5th generation this should have been done right in the beginning when contour changes required could be made. Delayed by over a decade the authorities may have had to accept whatever was offered. Without the RCS tests sanctioning would be only a clerical procedure. What the tests have revealed is secret but the probability of the project being another disaster is cons...