living under a rock eh caveman?
If you consider US a Cave then yes.
why the single engine aircraft's dont fly in the flypast? this has be told to you million times, not going to waste time on you again ....
Because LCA sucks.
perhaps the March crash of paf f16 will tell you a lot.
Since 2000 IAF (excluding INAF) has lost 30 4th generation fighter jets
9 Mig-29
10 Mirage-2000
11 Su-30
from 360 4th generation fighters inventory.
Thats 1 crash for every 11 jets
Compared to PAF
1 JF-17
2 F-16
From 200 4th gen
1 crash for every 66!
PAF clearly has much better record then IAF.
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UPDATE:
Despite sanctions on Pakistan in 1990s PAF managed to clock 270+ hours per F-16 from 1994 to 2005. This has significantly increased knowing PAF has sufficient spare parts supply after new F-16 deal.
F-16 Fighting Falcon News
Pakistani F-16s reach 100,000 accident free flight hours
October 4, 2005 (by Asif Shamim) -
A three-member delegation of Pratt & Whitney called on Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters to present a plaque to the Chief of the Air Staff in recognition of flying the F-16, for over 100,000 accident-free flight hours.
Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton, executive vice president, presented a plaque to the Chief of the Air Staff in recognition of flying the F-16, for over 100,000 accident-free flight hours.
They also commended the maintenance, quality control and flight safety standards of the
PAF, which made this achievement possible.
Retired Gen. Lloyd Newton, along with Gen. (R) William J Begert, Vice President and Warren Boley, Vice President, remained with Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Sadaat, Chief of Air Staff for some time and discussed matters pertaining to mutual and professional interest.
Here is something interesting
So IAF Su-30 total service life is just 6000 hours
For 30 years in service would be 200 hours per year
or 40 years of service would be just 150.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...-hal-s-growing-capability-114102300636_1.html
A Su-30MKI is overhauled after flying 1,500 hours or 14 years, whichever is earlier. Over its total service life of 6,000 flying hours or 30-40 years, each fighter undergoes three overhauls. Eventually, the IAF's fleet of 272 Su-30MKIs will undergo 816 overhauls - three per fighter.
other then that you are on your own ... bye bye. (PS. read again the crash rate of jf17 and Tejas)
JF-17 clocks ALOT MORE hours then LCA so since LCA does not fly as much hence no crash. JF has been in combat role since 2010s while LCA was in the womb for past 40 years.
Being ostrich with your head buried in sand will only hurt you. You want to troll thats okay but atleast don't talk like a total stupid.
look at you 75 posts with 13 negative ratings already that the highest post to negative ratings on PDF. indiot.
