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747-237 Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject: IAF Embraer EMB145 AEW&C makes maiden flight |
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http://www.embraer.com/en-US/ImprensaEventos/Press-releases/noticias/Pages/EMBRAER-REALIZA-PRIMEIRO-VOO-DA-PLATAFORMA-EMB-145-AEWC-DESENVOLVIDA-PARA-O-GOVERNO-INDIANO.aspx
EMBRAER PERFORMS FIRST FLIGHT OF THE EMB 145 AEW&C PLATFORM DEVELOPED FOR THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT
Aircraft delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2012
São José dos Campos, December 6, 2011 – Embraer performed the maiden flight, today, of the first of three EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft ordered by the Indian government. The flight was well performed and all planned tests were successfully achieved. It tooked place at Embraer’s headquarters, in São José do Campos.
“This flight concludes another important phase in this program and starts the flight test campaign,” said Eduardo Bonini Santos Pinto, Senior Vice President Operations & COO – Embraer Defense and Security. “We are moving toward delivery of the first aircraft during the first half 2012.”
Based on the proven Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet, the aircraft features an in-flight refueling system, SATCOM capability, a significant increase in electrical and cooling capacities, and a comprehensive set of aerodynamic and structural changes. These improvements will allow the installation of the advanced electronic systems currently being developed by India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) with CABS (Centre for Airborne Systems) as the nodal agency.
Currently, four Embraer Legacy 600 jets are operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the transportation of Indian VIPs and foreign dignitaries, and a fifth Embraer Legacy 600 is in service with the Border Security Force (BSF), under India’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
Embraer in India
Embraer has a strong presence in the Indian market, and counts both the national government, and private organizations, as customers of a variety of its products. Besides the IAF and the BSF, the Company has successfully placed Executive Jets with private companies in India, such as Aviators Pvt. Ltd. – the first Phenom executive jet customer in the region – and Invision Pvt. Ltd., which holds the largest order for Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets in India, to date. To support the operations of the growing number of Embraer Executive Jet customers and operators in the country, Embraer has named Indamer Pvt. Ltd. and Air Works Pvt. Ltd. as authorized service providers in the country.
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sammyk Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Damn, that thing has more empennages than a B1900D! |
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vivekman Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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One word for this plane - FUGLY!!! _________________ Boeing makes planes. Airbus makes videogames! |
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Aseem Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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so essentially it is a replacement of Antonov based platform! _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri]
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sumantra Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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No Aseem, not really. The current Beriev Be-50 `Mainstay' modifications of the Il-76 platform with the Israeli Phalcon radar - have much more range, endurance and sophistication - and are in a different league. This is a smaller aircraft with different specifications, but for essentially similar purposes.
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747-237 Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Aseem wrote: | Antonov based platform! |
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sumantra Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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747-237, I think Assem meant `Illushin/Beriev' here. The only Antonov-based platform is possibly the Chinese version of the An-12 with a radome on top.
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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I think he meant the Indian Navy Ilyushin IL-18. Don't think the A-50s will be replaced anytime soon. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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Aseem Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:58 am Post subject: |
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which was the indigenious one that crashed while landing??? _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri]
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:03 am Post subject: |
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Aseem wrote: | which was the indigenious one that crashed while landing??? |
The HS-748 platform.
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Aseem Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:55 am Post subject: |
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thnx!
guys bring me upto speed with what is happening with Be-50 replacement. Weren't we looking for a better platform for that level? What's news on that? _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri]
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Firstly, there is no "Be-50". It's the Beriev A-50 (Ilyushin IL-76 platform).
The IAF operates 3 x A-50s. These are not going to be replaced anytime soon; infact 2 more A-50s are to be added to the IAF fleet. See:
IAF to order two more A-50 AWACS
http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=11817
The IAF is to operate 3 x EMB145 with an indegenous AEW&C system as a a Tier 2 platform.
The IAF also operates a single Gulfstream III SRA, for ELINT duties
The Indian Naval AWACS inventory comprises of the Tupolev Tu-142 (soon to be replaced by the Boeing P-8 Poseidon), and the Ilyushin Il-38. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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sumantra Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:00 am Post subject: |
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Yes, A-50. Thanks - I guess I was too sleepy
Cheers, Sumantra. |
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