Bangladesh air force received 9 K-8w aircraft

[BDforever]

Alhamdulillah All of our JL/K-8(we have 9) Primary Jet Trainer Safely Landed on Shah Amanat International Airport(BAF Base Zahurul Haque ) today.


source:25SQN of BAF



more news: 2 yak-130 test jets are coming by the end of this year

 

[Luftwaffe]

Alhamdulillah All of our JL/K-8(we have 9) Primary Jet Trainer Safely Landed on Shah Amanat International Airport(BAF Base Zahurul Haque ) today.

source:25SQN of BAF
more news: 2 yak-130 test jets are coming by the end of this year

Congratulation, I suppose they'll entirely replace L-39.

 

[BDforever]

Congratulation, I suppose they'll entirely replace L-39.

yes and they will be placed at Jessore air base. L-39 will be still in service, but not much active.

 

[Skull and Bones]

L-39 is too a beautiful beast.

 

[Indischer]

Alhamdulillah All of our JL/K-8(we have 9) Primary Jet Trainer Safely Landed on Shah Amanat International Airport(BAF Base Zahurul Haque ) today.


source:25SQN of BAF



more news: 2 yak-130 test jets are coming by the end of this year

But there are nearly as many jet trainers as there are fighters in the BAF inventory! Why does Bangladesh have so many Trainers? And why does Bangladesh need so many Trainers?

 

[BDforever]

But there are nearly as many jet trainers as there are fighters in the BAF inventory! Why does Bangladesh have so many Trainers? And why does Bangladesh need so many Trainers?

old ones will be retired

 

[Indischer]

old ones will be retired

Which are the old trainers that are going to be retired?

 

[Zabaniyah]

Which are the old trainers that are going to be retired?

L-39's.

 

[BDforever]

Which are the old trainers that are going to be retired?

L-39s, J-6 and also PT-6

 

[Indischer]

L-39s, J-6 and also PT-6

Bangladesh still uses J-6??!

But isn't the L-39 a fairly recent aircraft?

 

[BDforever]

Bangladesh still uses J-6??!

But isn't the L-39 a fairly recent aircraft?

1. some times yes
2. no, those are early 90s L-39

 

[Cyberian]

Mubarrak ho Bangladesh.

 

[Indischer]

1. some times yes
2. no, those are early 90s L-39

Early 90s is fairly new in Trainer Aircraft terms man! Why are they retiring them? Unless it's got something to do with lack of spares and servicing, L-39s still may have at least a decade or more worth of TTL in them.

 

[BDforever]

Early 90s is fairly new in Trainer Aircraft terms man! Why are they retiring them? Unless it's got something to do with lack of spares and servicing, L-39s still may have at least a decade or more worth of TTL in them.

early 90s means their life already passed 20 years, beside bd is going to induct new fighter aircrafts soon, for that need new training aircraft

 

[Indischer]

early 90s means their life already passed 20 years, beside bd is going to induct new fighter aircrafts soon, for that need new training aircraft

I'm sure an overwhelming majority of Bangladesh's Aircraft are of comparable age. Merely wondering why the L-39 was singled out for what's still a relatively early retirement for trainer aircraft.

India earlier used to have Polish Iskra trainers. They had an excellent and effective run as trainers in IAF, but they had to be phased out early due to lack of spares. India still has Kiran aircraft, which are of comparable vintage as the Iskra, as trainers to this day. Wonder if maintenance costs are the reason behind L-39's case as well.