Fighter Jets of the World Video

[ejaz007]

Came across this link on the web and thought should share it:

********.com - Fighter Jets of the World

 

[Beskar]

Footage from the French movie "Sky Fighters".

 

[TOPGUN]

Footage from the French movie "Sky Fighters".

Sure is sir !!

 

[hanmya]

The part from 1:40 to 1:50 is awesome, with that mirage flying under the Airbus plane!!

Doesnt the air flow over the bigger plane mess with the airflow over the smaller jet's surfaces?

 

[Muradk]

The part from 1:40 to 1:50 is awesome, with that mirage flying under the Airbus plane!!

Doesnt the air flow over the bigger plane mess with the airflow over the smaller jet's surfaces?

To some extend it does specially if its a Mirage of all the planes. The 340 must be going at a very low speeds so they could do a manu like that.

 

[batmannow]

To some extend it does specially if its a Mirage of all the planes. The 340 must be going at a very low speeds so they could do a manu like that.

they had the technology!
& they always, try for the newset?(west)!

 

[IceCold]

I always wanted Pakistan to have the Mirage 2K to replace our III's and V's. Despite the fact that it is fielded by our arch nemesis, it's a beautiful bird...reminds me of our JF-17

Indeed and that makes absolute sense if we had opted for mirage2k to replace our existing fleet of mirages. It has served PAF beautifully and the only logical step would have been if we would have had upgraded to mirage 2000.

 

[IceCold]

I wonder why PAF didn't go for it?

You know what happened? 10%......hope u get the idea.

 

[mean_bird]

Not exactly...because the Mirage 2000-V was costing $3 billion for just 32 aircrafts and $4.1billion with credit facility.

" The Story of the PAF (1988-98) - A Battle Against The Odds," a book on the impact of the Pressler Amendment on the PAF by a joint team of retired PAF officials led by Air Marshal Rasheed Sheikh, states as follows:

* Between late 1990 and 1993, it (PAF) evaluated and rejected the British Tornado, took a close look at the Mirage 2000E, and received a misleading offer from Poland for the supply of MiG-29s and Su-27s. In 1992, the PAF revived an 11-year-old proposal to acquire 20-40 Mirage 2000s, but Paris was reluctant to sell a fully capable version for political reasons. A possible alternative appeared in August 1994, when Sweden's SAAB conglomerate offered to supply its JAS-39 Grippen aircraft, but the deal was killed because of its 20 per cent American component content.

* Meanwhile, France had offered the Mirage 2000-V and upon re-evaluation, the PAF concluded that the model incorporated the technological jump that it had been looking for. The French offer was not based upon the PAF's operational requirement vis-a-vis its operational deployment in the event of war, but Paris agreed to remove the plane's deficiencies. The negotiations began to become unstuck when it came to the price tag of $3 billion for 32 aircraft, a figure that shot up to $4.1 billion when the cost of a 10-12 year financing package was included. The PAF continued to press for the technical package, but had to combat both tough French negotiating tactics and the Pakistan Government's reluctance to pay for such a large purchase. The deal was ultimately killed in late 1996 by the caretaker government of Malik Meraj Khalid, who was scared off by a distorted media campaign against the Mirage acquisition.

* During this difficult period, the PAF had little option but to take steps to maintain its fleet size and operational capability.

* This involved the induction of additional F-7 aircraft from China and the launch of two major upgrade programmes, the most important involving the upgrade and overhaul of existing Mirage III and Vs, as well as F-7s, A-5s and T-37 basic trainer aircraft. The PAF is currently taking delivery of 40 upgraded Mirage III and V aircraft under a $118 million contract finalised in February 1996.

* This followed the procurement of 50 mothballed Mirages from Australia under a A$27 million deal finalised in April 1990, from which a total of 45 aircraft have been recovered, upgraded and inducted into the PAF.