Mirage, F-7PG and other combat aircrafts

[Manticore]

bombs below external fuel tanks

 

[Manticore]

 

[Windjammer]

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

@ANTIBODY

Can we shift Mirage related discussion here http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakistan-air-force/44991-capabilities-paf-mirage-3-5-a-15.html and keep this thread for F-7p/pg and other PAF aircrafts. That thread holds handful amount of info regarding Mirage.

 

[Khaqan Humayun]

They will be retired and scraped!

why dont we study jet aircraft in Paf college????
we must try to study jet Engin we have talanted mind.

we must send our retired aircraft fighter or Boing to PAF Engniraing College for Study and reverse enginiraning.

 

[Khaqan Humayun]

we have big fleet of F7 me must study as well as we Must Buy retired Mig and other jets for study. study study and study to make our indipandent jet Fighter.

 

[jamesseo89]

I think cureently PAF need to push the production of JF-17 Block-II along with the dual seat and about 100 of them to replace 100 Mirage-III/Vs from fleet and later on 100-150 JF-17 Block-IIIs to replace F-7s and other remaining Mirages along with procuring or license production of J-31s...

 

[Dazzler]

F-7PG sortie, a rare video...

Pakistan Air force F-7PG Sortie - YouTube

 

[slapshot]

Wondering if pakistan ever had any mirage III or V with canards? Never seen any with PAF though there were canards version in some air forces like swiss air force.

 

[Edevelop]

 

[Dazzler]

Wondering if pakistan ever had any mirage III or V with canards? Never seen any with PAF though there were canards version in some air forces like swiss air force.

Sagem offered a canards config but PAF refused

 

[slapshot]

Sagem offered a canards config but PAF refused

Any specific reasons ?

 

[Dazzler]

Any specific reasons ?

Fixed canards are a bit of mix deal, they provide a fixed pitch i.e. limited lift but add weight. Disturbance in Mirage intake turbulent airflow particularly at higher speeds was not acceptable to PAF though canard had advantage at low speed, provided better handling.

 

[nomi007]

 

[khanasifm]

USAF F7/MiG 21 Eval

Evaluation of MiG-21 By USAF - YouTube

USAF F7/MiG 21 Eval

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reVZ9aPYi9A