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IAF's technicians come in for praise at intl air exercise
warriors' have come out with flying colours amazing the US Air Force (U.S.A.F.) with their ability to maintain very high serviceability of Su-30 MKI fighters during the world's toughest air war games, Red Flag, at Nellis Air Base in Nevadadesert.
"I.A.F. has maintained amazing serviceability rate in a sustained manner during the entire exercise. This is because of in-depth planning, knowledge and focused approach of the maintainers," Col Corey, Maintenance Commander of the U.S.A.F.'s Nellis Base, was quoted as saying during theexercise, which will come to an end Sunday.
Despite scorching heat and 50 degrees Celsius average tarmac temperatures during flying hours, I.A.F. technicians ensured a very high level of availability of the Su-30 MKI fighters, the most potent air platform that the I.A.F. has inits fleet, for all exercise related requirements.
"During extreme heat conditions there is a tendency of the flying machines to develop snags such as leaks in hydraulic systems, engine oil, gear box and such. The performance of avionics systems also becomes erratic as integrated circuits develop problems in extreme heat conditions," I.A.F. spokesperson Wg Cdr Mahesh Upasani, whowas part of I.A.F.'s 'Red Flag' contingent, said.
I.A.F. technicians working on the tarmac bearing extreme heat and dehydrating conditions. Even touching the hot metal surface of the aircraft without proper protection became nearimpossible, Upasani added.
Wg Cdr J D Kapoor, senior engineering officer of 20Squadron that participated in the exercise, said I.A.F.
technical practices systems are comprehensive and well defined, and meticulous adherence to these have ensured high tarmac availability that allowed aircrew to perform theirmissions.
"Intelligence and out-of-the-box thinking of the technicians of the unit has earned us praise from allquarters," Kapoor added.
What's more, I.A.F. software experts fro the Bangalore- based Software Development Institute (S.D.I.) indigenously developed software patches to make Su-30 MKI avionics compatible with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (N.A.T.O.) operational philosophy. This wholly indigenous effort savedthe Indian exchequer valuable foreign exchange.
"The S.D.I. software has made the Su-30 platform more versatile and compatible with other Air Forces," SDI engineer Wg Cdr J S Gavankar, who was with the I.A.F. contingent at RedFlag, said.
The S.D.I. avionics software has also reduced the cockpit workload and has assisted in increasing the pilots' situational awareness multifold, said Wg Cdr J Singh, theFlight Commander of 20 Squadron.
"I.A.F. has maintained amazing serviceability rate in a sustained manner during the entire exercise. This is because of in-depth planning, knowledge and focused approach of the maintainers," Col Corey, Maintenance Commander of the U.S.A.F.'s Nellis Base, was quoted as saying during theexercise, which will come to an end Sunday.
Despite scorching heat and 50 degrees Celsius average tarmac temperatures during flying hours, I.A.F. technicians ensured a very high level of availability of the Su-30 MKI fighters, the most potent air platform that the I.A.F. has inits fleet, for all exercise related requirements.
"During extreme heat conditions there is a tendency of the flying machines to develop snags such as leaks in hydraulic systems, engine oil, gear box and such. The performance of avionics systems also becomes erratic as integrated circuits develop problems in extreme heat conditions," I.A.F. spokesperson Wg Cdr Mahesh Upasani, whowas part of I.A.F.'s 'Red Flag' contingent, said.
I.A.F. technicians working on the tarmac bearing extreme heat and dehydrating conditions. Even touching the hot metal surface of the aircraft without proper protection became nearimpossible, Upasani added.
Wg Cdr J D Kapoor, senior engineering officer of 20Squadron that participated in the exercise, said I.A.F.
technical practices systems are comprehensive and well defined, and meticulous adherence to these have ensured high tarmac availability that allowed aircrew to perform theirmissions.
"Intelligence and out-of-the-box thinking of the technicians of the unit has earned us praise from allquarters," Kapoor added.
What's more, I.A.F. software experts fro the Bangalore- based Software Development Institute (S.D.I.) indigenously developed software patches to make Su-30 MKI avionics compatible with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (N.A.T.O.) operational philosophy. This wholly indigenous effort savedthe Indian exchequer valuable foreign exchange.
"The S.D.I. software has made the Su-30 platform more versatile and compatible with other Air Forces," SDI engineer Wg Cdr J S Gavankar, who was with the I.A.F. contingent at RedFlag, said.
The S.D.I. avionics software has also reduced the cockpit workload and has assisted in increasing the pilots' situational awareness multifold, said Wg Cdr J Singh, theFlight Commander of 20 Squadron.
