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Well here is some General Specification of AL-31F(WS-10) and RD-33(WS-13) :
I am not saying that it will be easy job to exchange engine just like that but what the gain is, i think we should do the hard work for it.
- Length: 4,990 millimeters (196 in) / 4,229 mm (166.50 in)
- Diameter: 905 millimeters (35.6 in) / 1,000 mm (39.37 in)
- Dry weight: 1,570 kilograms (3,460 lb) / 1,055 kg (2,326 lb)
In aviation you dont make changes unnecessarily. Firstly I think your figures may well be incorrect as AL31 is a bigger engine. You may also remember that the JFT was designed with multiple engines in mind. AL31 was not one of them. PAF currently has an agreement for RD 93 and it works beautifully on the plane. One would be a fool to upset the apple cart just on someone's whim. Most our fleet is obsolete and we need fighters lime yesterday and what is being suggested will perhaps set us back upto 2 yrs which we can't afford. So there is no need to change engine on the JFT at this point in time.Well here is some General Specification of AL-31F(WS-10) and RD-33(WS-13) :
I am not saying that it will be easy job to exchange engine just like that but what the gain is, i think we should do the hard work for it.
- Length: 4,990 millimeters (196 in) / 4,229 mm (166.50 in)
- Diameter: 905 millimeters (35.6 in) / 1,000 mm (39.37 in)
- Dry weight: 1,570 kilograms (3,460 lb) / 1,055 kg (2,326 lb)
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