Bangladesh Air Force

[Arthur]

I thought this place was permanently shelved as an airport?

If so, why is the air chief doing stunt landings here carrier style?

As it is - Tejgaon is doomed as a working airport because of the irresponsible schmuck condo owners violating height restrictions around it. I believe it may serve as a heliport housing local flights for public, fire, police and air force usage and maybe (maybe) flying club traffic. Even regional flights from this airport will face safety issues. Too much dense housing around it.

And of course the usual annual armed forces march past use.

The place looks like a dump now. I will be surprised if it is under armed forces management. Probably CAAB.

Center of a populas city like Dhaka is no place for a active Airport. A base for emergency situations may be but not a permanent/active one.

People who is trying to keep it active is just stubborn or corrupt.

 

[Bilal9]

Center of a populas city like Dhaka is no place for a active Airport. A base for emergency situations may be but not a permanent/active one.

People who is trying to keep it active is just stubborn or corrupt.

Yup - the runway length is not bad, 9000 plus feet (Shahjalal HSIA is 11,000 feet). It's the damn condo complexes on both ends that are the hazard. They seem to have made it a permanent heli and general aviation base for the army, seems to be the current use pattern.

This is looking Southwest.

 

[Arthur]

Yup - the runway length is not bad, 9000 plus feet (Shahjalal HSIA is 11,000 feet). It's the damn condo complexes on both ends that are the hazard. They seem to have made it a permanent heli and general aviation base for the army, seems to be the current use pattern.

This is looking Southwest.

Land is scarce in central Dhaka, of course people will build on their lands. Hampering life & livelihood of hundred of thousands of people just for ego reason is simply wrong.

BAF should keep it as heli port & stop chokeholding development around the area.

 

[Abu Shaleh Rumi]

Egypt apparently got TOT for YLC-6, and can produce it now. Can Bangladesh get approval for such technological transfer from China?

Maybe! If we pay.

But, we don’t have the manufacturing capabilities...

 

[Michael Corleone]

I thought this place was permanently shelved as an airport?

If so, why is the air chief doing stunt landings here carrier style?

As it is - Tejgaon is doomed as a working airport because of the irresponsible schmuck condo owners violating height restrictions around it. I believe it may serve as a heliport housing local flights for public, fire, police and air force usage and maybe (maybe) flying club traffic. Even regional flights from this airport will face safety issues. Too much dense housing around it.

And of course the usual annual armed forces march past use.

The place looks like a dump now. I will be surprised if it is under armed forces management. Probably CAAB.

Center of a populas city like Dhaka is no place for a active Airport. A base for emergency situations may be but not a permanent/active one.

People who is trying to keep it active is just stubborn or corrupt.

commercial complexes and hotels around it were built without govt. supervision around it... they wanted the govt to close the airport and give the land over for development but hasina at the insistence of the airforce let the airforce turn it into an active base. so airforce keeps regular landing and takeoff sessions here just to keep it running. imo commercial airport and airforce base shouldn't mix like currently at Shahzalal airport.
like y'all suggest... could be turned into heliport... or future squadrons housed here... idk what the govt plan is but this base does seem out of place rn... should give in to big enterprises to make a financial hub/ downtown dhaka of some sorts with hotels and finance companies

 

[Bilal9]

commercial complexes and hotels around it were built without govt. supervision around it... they wanted the govt to close the airport and give the land over for development but hasina at the insistence of the airforce let the airforce turn it into an active base. so airforce keeps regular landing and takeoff sessions here just to keep it running. imo commercial airport and airforce base shouldn't mix like currently at Shahzalal airport.
like y'all suggest... could be turned into heliport... or future squadrons housed here... idk what the govt plan is but this base does seem out of place rn... should give in to big enterprises to make a financial hub/ downtown dhaka of some sorts with hotels and finance companies

Local developers could definitely turn it (even partly) into a modern hotel complex given the proximity to the Parliament house and the nearby Convention Center. Part of the land could definitely be utilized if the Heliport use continues, which is the current pattern.

But emotion will win I'm sure. "This is the place the father of the nation returned in triumph - victorious" etc.

Plus where will annual parade march-past (Kuch-Kawaz) take place?

 

[Arthur]

Local developers could definitely turn it (even partly) into a modern hotel complex given the proximity to the Parliament house and the nearby Convention Center. Part of the land could definitely be utilized if the Heliport use continues, which is the current pattern.

But emotion will win I'm sure. "This is the place the father of the nation returned in triumph - victorious" etc.

Plus where will annual parade march-past (Kuch-Kawaz) take place?

Due to it's nature architects & urban experts suggested the gov. to turn it into a central square/park for the city where people can come to realx, can hold national level festivities like parade & such.

I am completely against the proposition of handing it over to private developers.

My only problem with the current situation is BAF regularly chokeholds development projects of national importance. like they did with MRT-6 & construction of secretariat buildings etc.

 

[Bilal9]

Due to it's nature architects & urban experts suggested the gov. to turn it into a central square/park for the city where people can come to realx, can hold national level festivities like parade & such.

I am completely against the proposition of handing it over to private developers.

My only problem with the current situation is BAF regularly chokeholds development projects of national importance. like they did with MRT-6 & construction of secretariat buildings etc.

You do have a point. We need another area like Ramna Park in the North-Central Part of the city like Ramna is to South-Central area.

It will be like two Central Parks, like the original is a 'Lung' to the NYC ecosystem.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Local developers could definitely turn it (even partly) into a modern hotel complex given the proximity to the Parliament house and the nearby Convention Center. Part of the land could definitely be utilized if the Heliport use continues, which is the current pattern.

But emotion will win I'm sure. "This is the place the father of the nation returned in triumph - victorious" etc.

Plus where will annual parade march-past (Kuch-Kawaz) take place?

then i say we should keep most of it intact.
Kuch Kawaz is more important than hotels

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Bilal9]

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I love the new paint-scheme!

Must be the new airshow scheme.

 

[Philip the Arab]

This is an old picture, but does anybody know which R-27 variants those are?

 

[The Ronin]

#Most_Rare_Picture_of_BAF

Westland Wassex Military helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). UK gifted two such helicopter after independence. They were probably used till 1978 then got scrapped.

 

[Bilal9]

#Most_Rare_Picture_of_BAF

Westland Wassex Military helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). UK gifted two such helicopter after independence. They were probably used till 1978 then got scrapped.

The Wessex was a licensed copy of the Sikorsky UH-34 used by the US Marines which saw some use in the Vietnam war and in the sixties. One was used as the US Presidents transport from the White House, Just like the UH-60/VH-60 is used today. Official designation for the presidential UH-34 was VH-34D.

 

[The Ronin]

Airbus official briefing COAS about the specs of Airbus_A400M !!

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