Berlin ILA 2018

[Falgrine]

I was at ILA 2018 Berlin over the weekend. Here are some pics,

AGM-158

Typhoon

Airbus products

Heron

AN-225 (Ukraine)

Rafale (French)

JAS-39 (Hungarian)

Mig 29 (Polish)

F-35

Growler

 

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F/A-18 E

F-16 CM (Wild Weasel)

F-15E

Eurocopter Tiger

Tornado

GBU-54 (L-JDAM)

German re-usable space launch vehicle

MBDA products

IAI

Barak and Arrow interceptors

US-DoD

TAI

@HRK @Bilal Khan (Quwa) @Dazzler @TOPGUN

 

[TOPGUN]

Outstanding pic's bro thanks so much for sharing cheers !!

 

[Falgrine]

Reflections:

1. Judging from HunAF Gripen's aerial display, I could make out that JF-17's performance is actually quite comparable except in few regimes. E.g. sustained turn rate, muscle climb performance were actually very similar, however Gripen made some very sharp turns i.e. higher instantaneous turn rate. In my opinion, JF-17 is lacking in the engine power. If a better power plant could be arranged, it can become more agile than JAS-39.

2. While talking to USAF personal (pilots and ground crew), I found a decent amount of goodwill for the PAF. In particular, one of the Growler's pilot was very appreciative of our airboys and PAF overall. He acknowledged that the politics was hampering the mutual interaction. In another instance, I talked to the ground chief of F-35, who had worked with PAF F-16s back in 2009/2010. He also had good to say about our aircrew. Why not to capitalize on this goodwill and cash it.

3. I found stalls/equipment displays from a number of non-western countries such as Russia, Japan, Turkey etc. During the last ILA (2016), there was a stall by HAL. A relevant questions then becomes, why not to have POF/HIT/Kamra representation at such international events.

4. Going the same direction, why not to have JF-17 aerial display at the next ILA (similar to the Paris 15, which I also witnessed).

Outstanding pic's bro thanks so much for sharing cheers !!

Its really kind of you.

 

[TOPGUN]

Reflections:

1. Judging from HunAF Gripen's aerial display, I could make out that JF-17's performance is actually quite comparable except in few regimes. E.g. sustained turn rate, muscle climb performance were actually very similar, however Gripen made some very sharp turns i.e. higher instantaneous turn rate. In my opinion, JF-17 is lacking in the engine power. If a better power plant could be arranged, it can become more agile than JAS-39.

2. While talking to USAF personal (pilots and ground crew), I found a decent amount of goodwill for the PAF. In particular, one of the Growler's pilot was very appreciative of our airboys and PAF overall. He acknowledged that the politics was hampering the mutual interaction. In another instance, I talked to the ground chief of F-35, who had worked with PAF F-16 back in 2009/2010 and also had good to say about out aircrew.

3. I found stalls/equipment displays from a number of non-western countries such as Russian, Japan, Turkey etc. In the last ILA (2016), there was a stall by HAL. A relevant questions is that, why not to have POF/HIT/Kamra representation at such international events.

4. Going the same direction, why not to have JF-17 aerial display at the next ILA (similar to the Paris 15, which also witnessed).

Its really kind of you.

Its my pleasure brother !