I am afraid that your common knowledge is flawed.....some of the most respected Fighter pilots train day in and out on the F-7PG with young OC and then posted to higher types.
induct = everything, parts and all that are an obvious.
F-7PG also carries majority of the west or "US weapons" aside...
ahhan but flying a fighter is not cheap after all jet fuel = jet fuel and 3000 kg of F-7PG fuel is 3000 kg of F-16 Block 52 fuel, 3 hours of maintenance is 3 hours of Maintenance so I will not say it is a cheap plane but what I can say that it is more affordable than others to induct. One has to...
There is a Sufficient number of F-7PG in the service of P.A.F to let go to waste. The last time I checked P.A.F was still indecisive about the LIFT for its trainee fighter pilot flying officers.
Since the Induction of the F-7P in 1988 the role of the F-7P was passed on from frontline to fast...
From what I gather F-7P: CCS and LIFT so 2 squadrons for sure possibly 1 more.
F-7PG is at its original strength: Talons, Cheetahs and Tigers so 3 squadrons where I am sure there are 42-45 in T strengths.
Hi the Radar in the F-7s are I believe to be 50km + and it can carry a mix of west and locally produced A-G and Aim-9 sidewinders as the primary A-A load out for which the brevity code is Fox-2.
F-7P&PG was not a BVR design and neither it needs to be.
In order to focus one has to start with...
People of Defence PK, I want all of us to get together and list out why the F-7 appears to be a problematic topic in the community.
Over here we will critically analyze the F-7 Variants operated by the P.A.F and if the F-7 Variants operated by the P.A.F are relevant in the coming decades.
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The bison's are not obsolete. Extremely capable for the size and mission, if an thing PAF must look heavily into maintaining 2 squadrons of modernized F-7pg and by modernized I mean everything must be replaced inside from engine (The biggest problem) to the cockpit.
Red wing and LIFT ---The...
Who ever made you forgot to put the quitting in you....talking about probability then let me break the news to you that the 500 or how ever many aircraft the majority of those were destroyed on the ground.
As I had clearly stated the the limited times the PAF did come across IAF...PAF had...
Benny, Giora Epstein was an outstanding Pilot but if you come with counter arguments as such then I have to mention the most bad *** fighter pilot...M.M. Alam. Any how you are drifting away from the point...which is PAF has confirmed and documented Kills against IAF and the IAF doesn't.
This...
Not only is he @PAKISTANFOREVER wrong but ignorant...this is a perfect example of escalating commitment and satisficing affirmation to false positive Ideology. I am confident with expense of o' clock the defiant will mature.
cheers.