Exactly. We all love this forum and our hobby so we must not allow some agency people using taxpayers money for fun and then declaring them as their property and showing on a forum like this where people are really smart and educated unlike some. this forum is for true rc enthusiasts like us. but u r always welcome if u really want to learn a thing or two from us and pass on to ur agency. Thx.

PS- Sunlikestar u really r a star.
  @ agency guy-- i know a nice rc forum. try ur luck there and u will get all the due praise u r longing for.

After going through the entire thread, I have few things to say, if those are current pics, why is DRDO spending money in building such old school RC models  ? I mean these designs and models go back more than 30 - 40 years in the aviation world..., what is the point in building these now ? What experiments and research they are doing on these oldies ? The engine designs are basic designs with few modifications, I have a diploma in aeronautics and we did study those in our curriculum.

Ideally they should be working on futuristic jet models, UAVs, Gunships, Stealth technology etc etc....Its wasting of money and manpower both, I was pretty disappointed looking at DRDO Professionals spending our hard earned money (taxes) on such old design scale models, if its a personal hobby, its understood. I'd have been so damn happy if I saw jet engines, scale jet planes, UAVs etc....

I saw pics of people with those personal experimental flying back-packs with propellers etc...those things have become history and manuscripts in other countries...


Is this what is happening in our country As quoted by crazy pilot, given the funding and access, anyone of us would build this size of planes....talking about brains Mr. Sandy, we have brains too most of us are highly qualified in the field of engineering and work as respected professionals in our own facilities....most of us have build planes, quadrotors, hovercrafts from scratch

Sandeepbhai, If you really care for the hobby, I'd suggest that you help the entire community with dealing with the customs and the pre-historic laws prevailing in the system, you being with DRDO, you have an upper hand towards taking this hobby to the next level and ask our Govt to promote this hobby instead of demoting it....

Please dont quote me wrong Sandeepbhai, if it was a workshop in your backyard and it was your personal hobby, I'd say hats off....also please dont disrespect my friends out here, questioning their brains and capabilities, many of them are students still studying in colleges, you never know they will be future scientists and aeromodelers in DOD, NASA, ISRO or any such organizations....

I think all of us could simply take feedback and also take note of the fact that these big old time models are being used to test the "engines" that are developed locally. That what Sandeep is pointing out. DRDO is not building these vintage models for fun at least - i'm sure. To test an engine you don't need a jet plane model - correct??  Check http://www.kadet-uav.com/ they are doing something thats pretty serious on the UAV front.

I have nothing against any one, even if they are working for DRDO. And to hurt anyone’s feeling is the last thing i would do. But it is no secret now what DRDO is about. The amount of money they are spending is astronomical. If they are testing engines i would love to know more about the project and most importantly when was it issued and when was it due for. Each and every project is delayed, most by decades and all with cost overruns. Main project of DRDO is the hiring machinery. I know a guy who was directly asked money for JRF post. They collect money each year in the hiring season which is then divided equally along the chain. That’s how they got more than 30,000 people working in DRDO, ahh and this brings me to the all important comparison,
DARPA established in 1958; DRDO established in 1958.
DARPA annual budget $3.2 billion; DRDO annual budget $1.9 billion, less than DARPA but DRDO keeps delaying projects so actual cost is many times the annual budget.
DARPA number of employees 240; DRDO 30,000 and counting.
Achievements comparison, everyone knows.
DARPA has constant pressure regarding there expenses from government and public; Everyone in India is proud of DRDO

You missed the biggest point DARPA is established in the US-of-Accountability!!

DARPA ceveloped micro turbine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Micro_turbine.jpg


Cool

TG dude, in this era, why would you need those kind of engines or was it a delayed project they are still working on....

Its not an engine. Its a gas turbine. Used to generate power.

If I could lay my hands on two of that, mmmm! An Arado 234 or Gloster Meteor at a managable size would be oh! so lovely

dude, replicas of those micro turbines are available now...check the productline of Fly-rc, they do have one of those listed, these micro jet turbines are already being used by RC modelers outside india, here its pretty costly so may be few people would buy those....

Dude,
Thanks for educating. If you read what I wrote, it says "if I could lay my hands on two of these"
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Which means I know where to get them, but can I afford it at present? No way, unless I sell a kidney to finance these :-)

right bro u r so damn right. its beyond our reach...how I wish I had 3 kidneys...