DRDO’s high dreams dashed, another setback for Indian dreams

[F-16_Falcon]

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Another setback for DRDO and Indian high dreams.

DRDO’s high dreams dashed

DRDO’s high dreams dashed



Aerostat, a surveillance balloon developed by the defence body, is not allowed to fly by ATC



Posted On Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 01:07:50 AM

DRDO’s showpiece at Aero India - Aerostat, a surveillance balloon - was not allowed to ‘fly high’ at the show as the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) had denied it permission.



The DRDO’s Aerostat on display at the aero show


Other than India, only two other countries - the US and Israel - have it. The Aerostat rose to a height of 40 metres only twice at the show (only for half an hour) - once before the defence minister’s visit and once before the mediapersons.

An official from the aerial delivery research & development establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation said, “We have kept it (the Aerostat) at winch level (ground level) since beginning of the show. We always wanted to keep it flying. But denial of permission by ATC was a dampener.”

The ATC, however, said it had denied permission as a safety measure as the Aerostat would hamper the movement of flights.

An Aerostat can remain stationary in the air and it is tethered to the ground through an electro-optic wire. An official said while a micro UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) does surveillance work, it can’t fly for a longer time. However, an Aerostat can fly continuously for seven days.

“They (Aerostats) can cover a wider area and serve both civil and military purposes. In Russia, traffic movement surveillance is done through the Aerostat,” he said.

He said Aerostat is used for surveillance, intelligence, broadcasting and communication purposes and carry payloads of up to 300 kg. “Right now, we have a 298-kg sensor and other payloads on it,” he said.

Equipped with a special camera, it can cover an area of up to 60 km both during the day as well as night.

[Paan Singh]

so how are the dreams dashed?.
the reason is simply mentioned that it is due to flights..

find something other to satisfy urself

[The HBS Guy]

It's certainly not a good idea to have a big balloon floating around when there are fighter jets flying all over the place.

How's that a 'setback for DRDO and Indian high dreams'.

Is it 'Stupid titles/threads' day today?

Watch porn , man. You'll enjoy that better.

[baker]

Another setback for DRDO and Indian high dreams.

oh god.. how this can be a setback for DRDO...

[madooxno9]

whats the fuss , ATC was doing their work .. If its not by the rules , ATC is right to stop them...

btw US and Israel + RUSSIA has it too...

[baker]

and why to blame our Pakistani friend.... blame the moron who given such a stupid title in our news paper.....

[Veeru]

Thread starter have not read the complete news and just gone by title which end up making him looser and laughing stroke.

This type of Aerostat other than India, only two other countries - the US and Israel - have it.

The Air Traffic Controller, said it had denied permission as a safety measure as the Aerostat would hamper the movement of flights.

So how the hell is DRDO’s high dreams dashed

[F-16_Falcon]

I did not write the heading, it is as written on the site. Indians will never accept the failures. This aerostat failed.

[F-16_Falcon]

and why to blame our Pakistani friend.... blame the moron who given such a stupid title in our news paper.....

Thank you for understanding the issue. i only read the heading and some art of the news.

[SR 71 Blackbird]

I did not write the heading, it is as written on the site. Indians will never accept the failures. This aerostat failed.

No offense buddy.But only dim witted people will categorize this as a failure.

[Skull and Bones]

It's ironic to see that some people here expect to see an aerostat flying at mach 2 speed along with other fighters.

An official from the aerial delivery research & development establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation said, “We have kept it (the Aerostat) at winch level (ground level) since beginning of the show. We always wanted to keep it flying. But denial of permission by ATC was a dampener.”

Maybe it was denied of flying to prevent disruption of flight of other aircrafts due to erratic wind flow, and these guys coming up with their own conclusion.

[Paan Singh]

Thank you for understanding the issue. i only read the heading and some art of the news.

u only read the things which gives u self satisfaction.

[SpArK]

Whats with the funny thread title and the "show" of happiness over it.. Highly paranoid mind, i should say.

[baker]

It's ironic to see that some people here expect to see an aerostat flying at mach 2 speed along with other fighters.

Maybe it was denied of flying to prevent disruption of flight of other aircrafts due to erratic wind flow, and these guys coming up with their own conclusion.

just blame our media for putting such wrong info......

[Skull and Bones]

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just blame our media for putting such wrong info......

We know the quality of some of our media, and these idiot reporters should refrain themselves from covering tech and defense issues.
But the thread starter should have looked into it before posting, they don't want to miss any chance bashing DRDO or any other Indian entities.