Because it is a stupid idea to use single engine light fighter on aircraft carriers. Short leg, low loitering time, low carrying capacity, etc.
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Unless your carrier have a really narrow elevator.
I know but typically Navy fighters will have beefier airframes, landing gear, and tail hooks. Navy planes are designed to survive really hard landings that would break an Air Force fighter.
Tejas despite not being a Navy fighter can operate from an aircraft carrier only shows that Tejas has adequate thrust to weight ratio , durable and strong airframe and a reliable powerplant no doubt it completed 10,000 hours of flight without a single accident
SAAB is trying to develop Gripen maritime since 2018
it's a single engine light fighter as well but so far they haven't been able to land it on an aircraft carrier or for that matter even a shore based test facility
Tejas another single engine light fighter jet is landing and taking off from aircraft carriers since 2019 day by day its improving and it's still MK1 with a 85KN engine , The MK2 is coming with more powerful 98KN engine and cannards which will also have this capability to operate from an aircraft carrier
it's a single engine light fighter as well but so far they haven't been able to land it on an aircraft carrier or for that matter even a shore based test facility
Tejas another single engine light fighter jet is landing and taking off from aircraft carriers since 2019 day by day its improving and it's still MK1 with a 85KN engine , The MK2 is coming with more powerful 98KN engine and cannards which will also have this capability to operate from an aircraft carrier
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None of the mentioned really depends on the number of engines per se. Light carriers (and both Indian carriers are light carriers) however do suffer disproportionally due to unfavorable spotting of larger aircraft.
Strictly speaking, if someone would be willing to develop a viable light carrier fighter, it could've been quite interesting to watch.
Alas, India won't be that 'one' - Naval LCA mk.2 is long dropped.
SAAB is trying to develop Gripen Maritime which would be able to operate from aircraft carriers and it will be a single engine aircraft as well just like Tejas
I was thinking how convenient it would be to store this fighter jet on an aircraft carrier given the small size and light weight
Being small It has range limitations but can be used for some specific roles maybe in future
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I explained in detail why Tejas could not have meaningfully lower RCS than other 4th gens and you completely ignored it and keep repeating the same BS over and over again. So stop pretending like you care about facts or evidence.
Do you have an RCS testing facility ? How did you conclude that Tejas doesn’t have the smallest RCS (0.5 meter square) among 4th generation fighters ?
O.5 meter square is the publicly available figure
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The only specific role for short range carrier borne fighters is training. There are no advantages. Another reason why they are carrier borne in the first place is to entend strike range. It's not advisable to do what Doolittle did -- swap guns for broomsticks to extend range.
And what about air to air combat if two carrier battle groups are facing each other can these small fighter jets be used for air to air and air to ship attacks?