Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[Indus Falcon]

paf also need to add kc-135 for f-16s

Why an obsolete aircraft when newer tankers exist?

 

[nomi007]

Why an obsolete aircraft when newer tankers exist?

sir g jets be old hain
kc-135 better due to low cost

 

[truthseeker2010]

5 sqn has 18
9 sqn has 20
11 sqn has 20
19 sqn will have 19

some aircraft are subordinated to the CCS

*19 sqn will have 18? bcoz that adds up to 76.

 

[Indus Falcon]

sir g jets be old hain
kc-135 better due to low cost

Meray Bhai, it's a very old aircraft, meaning maintenance intensive and reliability issues. Secondly, it's based on the Boeing 707, and aircraft that Boeing stopped building in 1979. Parts could be a serious issue.

IF we have the funds, we should go for MRTT
Airbus A330 MRTT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[nomi007]

Meray Bhai, it's a very old aircraft, meaning maintenance intensive and reliability issues. Secondly, it's based on the Boeing 707, and aircraft that Boeing stopped building in 1979. Parts could be a serious issue.

IF we have the funds, we should go for MRTT
Airbus A330 MRTT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

if

 

[Indus Falcon]

if

Big IF

 

[nomi007]

 

[raazh]

From the side, JF17 is looks bulkier than F16. Even the nose section seems more spacious .. I reckon, with continuous upgrades, this plane could easily reach 4+ generation status within the next 5-7 years .. inshAllah

 

[HAIDER]

Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif inspects a newly arrived F-16 alongside Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt. PHOTO: INP

 

[nomi007]

F-16 aircraft under going depot-level maintenance. Ground crew are un-mounting of Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT)

for routine inspection. CFTs once added; could increase the range of F-16 from 20-40%, depending upon the weapon configuration used

 

[Informant]

Block 52 baby, that's the good stuff. Stuff of nightmares.

 

[Munir]

Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif inspects a newly arrived F-16 alongside Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt. PHOTO: INP

Just try to imagine the plane when it landed and how clean and shiny it is in this picture... Even the ejection seats are new. I do not need to say more. We transfer these planes in days. We can. And that is the shocking part. And do look carefully at the backside of the canopy....

 

[fatman17]

i belive all future MLU's will be performed at PAC-Kamra. there are ~75 techs getting hands-on training at TAI

pair of F-16A's

F-16A on QRA fully armed

F-16B

F-16A at Anatolian Eagle

 

[Windjammer]

Just try to imagine the plane when it landed and how clean and shiny it is in this picture... Even the ejection seats are new. I do not need to say more. We transfer these planes in days. We can. And that is the shocking part. And do look carefully at the backside of the canopy....

@Munir
Obviously the difference is very apparent which i pointed out elsewhere and can be judged between the two images below, apart from being cleaned up and receiving a fresh coat and markings, yes the seat look brand new but i didn't catch the backside of the canopy bit, the frame has obviously had work done on it.

 

[nomi007]

PAF PILOTS WHO SHOT DOWN AFGHAN INTRUDING PLANES DURING THE AFGHAN USSR WAR