After Christian Fair in India, Alan Warnes arrives in Pakistan

[Cookie Monster]

Cheapest replacement would be JF-17 blk 2 for F7s

Why bother when all those funds can be put towards JF17 block III. It is to start production next year.

 

[mingle]

Why bother when all those funds can be put towards JF17 block III. It is to start production next year.

Yeh its good idea too

 

[khanasifm]

Put the f-7 Grifo 7 on k-8 and add data link plus hands on throttle and Stick costing few bucks end of story

 

[HRK]

Put the f-7 Grifo 7 on k-8 and add data link plus hands on throttle and Stick costing few bucks end of story

or go FTC-2000g with link-17 and Grifo-7 radar ...

 

[AsifIjaz]

Exactly my thought. Ftc2000g are like the heavily modified versions of F7 with dsi and other changes.
I have but one question.. Can a rd93 fit in a ftc2000? If it can then why not order newer airframes which can use grifo radars from F7 (as u also suggested) and also locally overhauled rd93 from jf17 and thunders can then be shifted to rd93MA.

or go FTC-2000g with link-17 and Grifo-7 radar ...

 

[Gryphon]

I was just wondering bcuz JF17B can effectively do what Leonardo M346, KAI T-50, and Hongdu L-15 can do...and more. Well anyways...I was just curious...thanks to both of u for the info.

The JF-17B is meant to be an OCU/strike/EW platform with upgrades incl. AESA radar planned.

It can be used as LIFT but this consumes additional flight hours and risks higher attrition. That means a dedicated LIFT platform is needed - which is reliable & keeps the procurement/operating costs low.

 

[HRK]

Can a rd93 fit in a ftc2000? If it can then why not order newer airframes which can use grifo radars from F7 (as u also suggested) and also locally overhauled rd93 from jf17 and thunders can then be shifted to rd93MA.

on paper seems possible as the dimensions of RD-93 [click] seem closer to WP-13 [click] turbojet engine of FTC-2000g but on practical grounds might not be possible

- As it would require modifications on the airframe specially the intakes and engine bay area

- From the financial perspective why should we put an expensive engine when we already operate the same turbojet engine of FTC-2000G with F-7 as well that too in numbers

- Additionally high mach performance like +2 mach is not our requirement but high subsonic or near mach-1 speed like 1.2-1.5 mach is what we are looking from LIFT, so I find no need to change the engine in this case as with current engine FTC-2000G could hit 1.2 mach figure

 

[CT-9914 "Snoop"]

They just want a subsonic aircraft with a radar and a data-link system.

Can't the K-8 be upgraded/developed into a new platform to fulfill those requirements?
Or is an off the shelf option more viable?

 

[Windjammer]

Alan Warnes

@warnesyworld

I’ve been incredibly fortunate to watch the JF-17 evolve close up since it arrived in Pak in 2007. The Block 3 with new AESA and targeting pod wizardry with AAR is different class. Then there is the JF-17B dual seater now with a competent sim system.
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