F-7 of Pakistan Air Force

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F-7 of Pakistan Air Force .

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J-7 is a single-engine, lightweight fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. Its design is based on its predecessor, the MiG-21 aircraft. The export version of J-7 has been designated the F-7.

The J-7 / F-7 has been built principally to meet the requirements of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

More than 2,400 J-7s have been built from 1996 to 2013. The production was stopped in May 2013.

J-7 fighter variants

In an effort to meet the operational requirements of the defence forces, the CAC developed 54 variants of the J-7 fighter.

Two types of J-7 variants have been built by the company, including a domestic Chinese variant and an export variant. About 28 domestic variants and 26 export variants are in operation worldwide.

Orders and deliveries

The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) procured 120 F-7P and 60 F-7PG.

These planes need to be in the smelter, they no longer have any useful purpose other than making up the numbers.

 

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Pakistan Air Force F-7PG pilot from No. 18 AS Sqn. aka 'Sharp Shooters' chilling somewhere over Balochistan.

 

[SecularNationalist]

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Pakistan Air Force F-7PG pilot from No. 18 AS Sqn. aka 'Sharp Shooters' chilling somewhere over Balochistan.

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Why are they still in service?
Aren't they supposed to be phased out after JF17 thunders?

 

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Why are they still in service?
Aren't they supposed to be phased out after JF17 thunders?

Good Question.

 

[SecularNationalist]

Good Question.

F7 is basically a Chinese copy of Mig21.Considering how old mig21,s are no airforce is operating them , soon India too will stop operating them. F7,s should be grounded.

 

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Why are they still in service?
Aren't they supposed to be phased out after JF17 thunders?

F7s will be retiring in near future. (Complete retirement by 2025 may be?)
Mirages will stay for a while and will keep receiving upgrades. (Complete retirement by 2032 may be?)

 

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F7s will be retiring in near future. (Complete retirement by 2025 may be?)
Mirages will stay for a while and will keep receiving upgrades. (Complete retirement by 2032 may be?)

Bloody hell. Look how old our mirages are already and PAF is the only air force in the world still operating them. And now plans to drag them till 2032. Unbelievable.