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MIG-27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe

good news the pilot is safe. machine is over its life term.

god bless the indian pilot and save them from higher officials .
 
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Do we have any other Fighter Bomber In its place to Compliment the Jaguars? If we had We would have Made a Decision , But unfortunately we would have to Wait for the AMCA to replace those stuffs if I am Not wrong


Sir pardon my ignorance but cant SU-30 MKI be used in a bomber role like The MIG-27 ?
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You are right mate.All this practice might go waste.

After all Uncle Sam is coming after them.

Though i hope the reason will be that India and Pakistan strike peace.
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uncle Sam Can only Dream, we Are Quite successful in Keeping them Busy in Afghanistan,
i think those pilots are realy Brave Hearts, Who sit in the Cockpits of Mig21,27.
 
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Do we have any other Fighter Bomber In its place to Compliment the Jaguars? If we had We would have Made a Decision , But unfortunately we would have to Wait for the AMCA to replace those stuffs if I am Not wrong
I am aware Sir .

It wasnt oersonal, all that I was reffring to was the by being in a heavy maintainance enviornment and sorties being less, these Migs are still veru useless. We need to rather ground these and use it only once in a while.

I felt that way we can save some lives.

And another reason why I dont prefer Russian stuff anymore.
 
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Sir pardon my ignorance but cant SU-30 MKI be used in a bomber role like The MIG-27 ?
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Are you kidding me? Do you need a Chinese guy to tell you about your country's best plane to date :rofl: :D:

The Su-30 MKI is a multi-role fighter and is just as potent as a deep penetration striker as it is in air to air combat. It could also carry anti-ship missiles like the Brahmos so it could engage both land and sea targets.
 
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as a deep penetration striker

That is good when its is escorted by MRCA fighters, not alone due to its large RCS.
 
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Badw troll,but no point in reporting.
Damn! you are a Pakistani,why would you get banned or suspended?

If an Indian had done this,he would have been banned in a blink of an eye,Indians are discriminated most on PDF.

The max. number of banned members i see are Indians,why?Because the MODS and Admins are Pakistanis.
:)

You can abuse us!go ahead!you are still safe...
But i think i am in danger even for posting this...
But i couldn't resist saying that,cuz enough is enough!

On topic:

What???MIG-27 still there?
Then i m sure its for crash and eject purpose :lol:

Phew the pilot is safe!

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Badw troll,but no point in reporting.
Damn! you are a Pakistani,why would you get banned or suspended?

If an Indian had done this,he would have been banned in a blink of an eye,Indians are discriminated most on PDF.

The max. number of banned members i see are Indians,why?Because the MODS and Admins are Pakistanis.
:)

You can abuse us!go ahead!you are still safe...
But i think i am in danger even for posting this...
But i couldn't resist saying that,cuz enough is enough!

On topic:

What???MIG-27 still there?
Then i m sure its for crash and eject purpose :lol:

Phew the pilot is safe!

relax Dude.. Have A chill drink..PDF adopted Modrate policy For All Members, so No Complain.
 
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Are you kidding me? Do you need a Chinese guy to tell you about your country's best plane to date :rofl: :D:

The Su-30 MKI is a multi-role fighter and is just as potent as a deep penetration striker as it is in air to air combat. It could also carry anti-ship missiles like the Brahmos so it could engage both land and sea targets.

Mki Is decleard unfit for Brahamos.
 
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Mki Is decleard unfit for Brahamos.
It is advised that before posting soem comment you go through litreatures available in this forum.

Its aboundant and free, by being lazy you can post only such lame comments.
 
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Are you kidding me? Do you need a Chinese guy to tell you about your country's best plane to date :rofl: :D:

The Su-30 MKI is a multi-role fighter and is just as potent as a deep penetration striker as it is in air to air combat. It could also carry anti-ship missiles like the Brahmos so it could engage both land and sea targets.


Siege trust me dude I know about MKI.That question I had put to the gentleman who i think is ex Indian army who had said that we have no back up plan for MIG-27 as of now.So we gotta keep flying them.

So I thought maybe he knows something that I dont.

As fas as Getting Info is concerned why would I mind it coming from a Chinese.
Information is at a premium.
Thanx dude for answering that.:china:
 
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The MiG-27 Upgrade

Equipping some eight operational squadrons (Nos. 2, 9, 10, 18, 22, 29, 51, 222) and one training establishment (TACDE), the MiG-27ML forms the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s strike fleet. The IAF’s MiG-27 fleet is also relatively young, with the oldest airframe at 16 years and the youngest at 4. These two factors have ensured that upgrading the MiG-27 is high on the IAF’s list of priorities. The bulk of the equipment and avionics fitted on the MiG-27 were developed in the 1970s and requires replacement. The IAF’s upgrade program aims to keep the type in frontline service till 2020. Unlike the IAF’s MiG-21 upgrade program, the MiG-27 upgrade will primarily be an in-country affair, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Nasik Division acting as the primary contractor. To this end HAL is expanded the Design Department at the Nasik Division into a full-fledged Bureau, re-designated as the Aircraft Upgrade Research and Design Centre (AURDC), in 1996. AURDC is heavily involved in the re-design and structural modifications of the aircraft as part of the upgrade. It is believed that the first aircraft have already been taken in hand for re-building and upgradation. The IAF has recently earmarked some US$ 200 million for the upgrade of 50 aircraft for this financial year. It is expected that at least 140 of the 180 aircraft will be upgraded as part of this program.

BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR  Volume 2(6)
 
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Look Ma! We fished out a MiG pilot

To brothers Subhas and Ashok Pandit, it had at first looked like a man at the end of a giant balloon, slowly dropping off the morning sky.

The two middle-aged farmers had earlier heard the roar of a jet aircraft as they breakfasted on puffed rice at their home by the Keleghai river in this East Midnapore hamlet, about 150km from Calcutta. It took a moment for them to realise what had happened.

“Some women who were washing utensils at a nearby pond cried out that a plane was on fire and was about to crash,” said Subhas, 48. “We ran out and saw the plane nosedive over Duria village (4km away in West Midnapore). We saw the man slowly descend from the sky, holding on to what looked like a balloon.”

It was pilot D. Mahapatra at the end of his parachute, being carried by the wind towards the Keleghai even as his MiG27 crashed into a swamp off Duria.

Subhas and Ashok, 45, ran straight towards the river. Their promptness proved lucky for Squadron Leader Mahapatra, who had ejected as his plane caught fire around 8.30am, 15 minutes after taking off from the Kalaikunda airbase, 70km away.

As he dropped on the bed of the chest-deep river, Mahapatra got entangled in his parachute and his feet got stuck in the soft, wet sand. He swayed about like a trussed-up prisoner, only the top of his body visible above the water and only his arm free to move about.

“He stood in the water and waved at us,” Subhas said. “I realised he was beckoning us to help him.”

The brothers climbed into their country boat and rowed furiously. “It took us 15 minutes to reach him. He told us in Hindi that he could not move,” Subhas said.

Both brothers got down into the water and unclasped the parachute on Mahapatra’s instructions. “He told us he could not stand any longer. We pulled him into the boat and made him lie down, using the parachute as a cushion,” Ashok said.

As they neared the bank, many enthusiastic villagers dived into the water and escorted the boat back to the shore, giving the last part of the journey a carnival atmosphere.

Mahapatra contacted Kalaikunda over Subhas’s mobile phone. Within 25 minutes, a helicopter arrived and took him away.

The pilot had left behind the parachute and some equipment with the Pandits, which the police later collected from them. The brothers have no mementoes, only memories to last a lifetime and a deep pride in rescuing the air force man.

“We are very proud because we rescued a soldier of the country, someone who protects our country. I feel as if we have done a service to the nation,” Ashok said.

Duria had collected mementoes aplenty this morning, but the police took those away too.

Thousands of people from nearby villages, alerted by the MiG’s roar and the flames from its tail, had calculated it would crash near Duria and begun running towards the village.

The plane crashed into a swamp and disappeared under the chest-deep water. Many of the villagers dived in only to shrink back at once, put off by the acrid smell of the spreading jet fuel.

A little later, though, they entered the swamp again and began hauling up parts of the fuselage. Hundreds marched triumphantly with a piece of a broken wing. The police and an air force team arrived but struggled to push the crowd back.

“The aircraft was on a routine sortie,” an Eastern Command officer said. He added that a court of inquiry would probe the accident, the 12th MiG crash in north Bengal since 2002 and the third this year.

Mahapatra could not be contacted for his comments on the rescue. Eastern Command officials said they too had been unable to speak to him at the Kalaikunda base till this evening.
 
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