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I'm pretty sure this is not be a worlds first CFIT accident of a modern airliner. So modern "safe" planes have flown into mountains before usually due to navigational error and compounded by weather conditions. Accidents do not just happen because of one thing but a series of events. The...

I don't think he can do that. For that you need a strong industrial base to build the reactors. Our current reactors are from Canada or China and without them, there is nothing anyone can do. The best option is to sign an civilian nuclear pact with China or France.

K2 was named when the area was surveyed and the different peaks were labeled as K-1,k-2, k-3, etc. The "K" stands for Karakoram since they belong to that mountain range. K-2 is also known as Mount Godwin Austin as its english name. It also have a local name in the local language around the...

AFAIK, there are two runways at Islamabad airport-- well basically just one but you can approach it from different sides which have different labels. Runway 30, which is normally used, has ILS but the other approach, namely runway 12, does not have ILS (instrument landing system). The plane...

Well said. The irony being that last week the other channels were banned (such as AAJ, ARY, etc) by some cable operators and Geo didn't support them or raised any voice for them. Now it comes to them and start crying. PAFAce, they (Geo) don't just "report an even", they play politics with...

Please allow me to chip in with a few thoughts of mine. As you pointed out, the Airbus family have pretty good and safe planes with lots of 'self-protection'. Saying a drunk pilot can pilot it is however a gross overstatement. I get it you do not mean it literally but only figuratively but...

very sad news :( Inna lillahi wa inna ilahay raje'oon

Mastan Sahib, Firstly, it is "greater than or equal to" 70 km and it says "operation range" not "max range". So I don't think its a matter of over or under-statement. The operation usage range is probably about 70km while if you fire at max distance from the most suitable...

Karthic, We do not have any official figures for it (atleast I don't) but its only logical that with LERX, the JF-17 is bound to have a higher AoA since it will still provide lift where an F-16 might start losing lift as the airflow over the wings is disturbed.

What determines a BVR missile as good (or otherwise) is its kill probability which in terms are determined by its seekers and agility. In simpler words, its the accuracy that counts. None of those 100km BVR missiles are actually fired at that range. In fact, to date only a few BVR missiles...

thanks for the article Fatman Sahib! Its heartening to know that an improved (thrust) version of the Engine is also under-development. That should significantly enhance its vertical maneuverability. Also this should put an end to all those SD-10 nay-sayers. So it should be ready by year...

This is so funny, lol Caution: swear words involved

Did you even bother reading the news? PAF chief has said the engines are not blocked. President of CATIC has said the engines are not blocked. NO Russian official has claimed of blocking anything. The only people who have gone gaga over engine ban are Indians. YOu cried before but the sale...

PAF Chief says no problems in acquiring engines for JF-17 aircraft FARNBOROUGH, July 21 (APP)-Pakistan Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has rubbished claims that production of JF-17 Thunder warplanes has been hit by problems relating to procurement of Russian engines and...

China: Russia’s Not Stopping the Flow of JF-17 Engines By TOM KINGTON, FARNBOROUGH, Britain – An official at the Chinese export agency marketing the Chinese JF-17/FC-1 fighter says Russia has given no signal that it will interrupt the flow of the RD-93 engine it makes for the aircraft...

PAF F-16s enroute to Red Flag

JF-17 and PAF arriving at Farnborough video

Same things pakistan can export to US, China, Japan, EU Do you think Russia is some of Indian territory or Indian poodle that needs indian permission to do what it wants? Guess what...pakistan trades with China, Japan, whole of EU and US. So what repercussions did that have for them? Tell...

We have already heard WS-13 doing taxi trials. Sounds like a face-saving act to me. Didn't the Russians know of this when they allowed the export in the first place? may be there weren't expecting China to come up with an engine so quickly. And now to think that China would probably have no...