Israeli AF rebuilds F-16D that crashed in 2005

[500]

2005:

now:

Jet crashed during the landing and almost completely destroyed. Pilots ejected safely.

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A similar case. Scraped 10 years ago helicopter which was rebuilt:

1970's IAF Helicopter Takes Off Again - YouTube

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Without US support?

 

[Ammyy]

Without US support?

Israel have technology for any modern military hardware
but because of less requirement they can not go for every thing indigenous... Its not economically

 

[Deno]

Israel have technology for any modern military hardware

Agreed

but because of less requirement they can not go for every thing indigenous... Its not economically

Actually it is because of economical reasons Thats why they had to abandon ''Lavi'' when US withdraw its financial support from the project.

 

[500]

Without US support?

Obviously some US made spare parts were used.

 

[Armstrong]

I'm sorry but I'm as knowledgeable about this stuff as Balotelli is about wearing a bib...so if I may commit the insolence of asking : Is this an impressive feat ? Shouldn't most of the spares be available anyhow and that the rest can be imported from the US ?

 

[regular]

thats nothing special, anybody can build the aircrafts pertaining to the availability of the resources.....

anywayz goodluck to Israels endeavors.....

 

[Safriz]

But why go through so much trouble?
wasn't keeping this as a spare parts Donor would have been a better Idea?

 

[Edevelop]

Thats dumb. The amount of money spent on rebuilding it probably cost close to a new one or same as a used one...

 

[REHAN NIAZI FALCON]

Thats dumb. The amount of money spent on rebuilding it probably cost close to a new one or same as a used one...

dear they are not fool, it should have been done at very less cost. why to waste a jet if it can repaired....
really nice approach, that's why israel is so strong.

 

[gambit]

Thats dumb. The amount of money spent on rebuilding it probably cost close to a new one or same as a used one...

dear they are not fool, it should have been done at very less cost. why to waste a jet if it can repaired....
really nice approach, that's why israel is so strong.

And what kind of experience would the Israelis gained from this? The unseen and intangible but immeasurably valuable kind that shortsighted Pakistanis would dismiss as 'dumb'.

 

[killerx]

old new and why post it now stupid thread