India AMCA Program

[Bhartiya Sainik]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1891128618207604907

HAL shys away from rapid prototyping so we don't see them putting out frames faster. HAL has the capability to put out a flying prototype without the necessary sub system but that's does not fit into HAL Philosophy of manufacturing

1:1 mockup, engineering model, static model, exhibit model, etc, whatever people wan't to call it, this exhibit model is made with wood &/or fiber. There are hardly any joints, rivets, real panels, etc. The static model is not for development into flight model.
As per DRDO & PSU info on various forums + AMCA bulkhead metal cutting happened in 2022 + as per these ADA guys it'll take 4 more years to roll out the prototype = no full structure available yet.
So beware of Youtubers, journalists saying something semantically wrong like "in THEORY... FLIGHT with THIS Aero India model".
Flight is practical, not theory. Makers reveal a flyable prototype only at the manufacturing facility with runway obviously, but Yelahanka is just a simple airbase.

 

[Bhartiya Sainik]

A collage of AMCA's CAD 2D front view projections from various artists, in different resolutions, some resized.
If anybody has more 2D front views, diagram, sketch, etc, please share.