Indian Missile News And Discussion

[Arun_S]

[quote name='Kritavarma' date='08 February 2010 - 05:08 AM' timestamp='1265585446' post='103983']

Arunji,



1. Lets say 3500km covered in 800sec with 350km altitude max. This looks like a depressed trajectory, is'nt it ?

what would be its range if the same (unknown) payload is put on a max. range trajectory ? Unfortunately, I do not have access to ROCKSIM...[/quote]

There are quite a few variables to know for sure. Where did you lean the 800 second flight information?

2. Has A-III been ever tested on a max -Q trajectory ?

There many corners of flight envelop that require Max-Q proof flight. I am sure couple of teh sifficult Max-Q coreners has been tested in teh last 3 flights.

3. So, it is ready for induction. Which means that unlike in the A-II case, people should hopefully not make the mistake of avoiding production trials when production shifts to BDL.

Yes.

4. As of now, A-III has a better record than A-II. 3/4 vs 3/5. Even the failed trial was a partial success. Of course, development trials only validate the design. Hopefully, after A-II lessons are learnt and appropriate quality control is instituted, A-III production trials will be smooth.

Tatha-astu.

5. A-V is likely to have the same first two stages an extra 3rd stage and probably the same guidance hardware, right ? Given this, would A-V trials help in further proving A-III reliability ?

Not just likey it will use teh same first 2 stages. Yes it will add to A3 readability.