Newsflash: Yet another mig-21 crash, pilot killed

[SRP]

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IAF has 264 MiG-21s, But I think in recent past it had been dropped to just 200 or less. I am sure that some more accidents might help French and Taiwan to sell their Mirage-2000s to IAF.

I can see your intention of trolling and derailing the thread. post reported

 

[BDforever]

RIP to dead, it is really sad to lose a air force pilot like that

 

[Tshering22]

RIP to dead, it is really sad to lose a air force pilot like that

The regime is a bigger threat than any other external threat we have.

Even Pakistan and China are much more friendly to India than the regime...

 

[Sergi]

Loss of a warrior in such situation is not acceptable. RIP Flyboy.

Mig-21 Bison are unforgiving beasts. Its high time we rest them.

 

[Pakistanisage]

RIP to the Air Warrior.......

 

[tvsram1992]

Its not about the oldness of aircraft , but the aircraft itself . They are difficult to control especially while landing .....

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

This is what happens if one goes to fly with poor maintenance womanship on quality fighter such Mig-21 , the last thing I want is my airplane to be touched by Indians maintenance crews.

So Rest in peace Pilot

 

[SRP]

This is what happens if one goes to fly with poor maintenance womanship on quality fighter such Mig-21 , the last thing I want is my airplane to be touched by Indians maintenance crews.

So Rest in peace Pilot

Yah like chinese junks. Yesterday one down in Bangladesh. China ka maal dariya mein daal.

 

[hurt]

Yah like chinese junks. Yesterday one down in Bangladesh. China ka maal dariya mein daal.

RIP to polit.
PS
But your Accident rate is the top in the world.It is not accidental,there are problem in IAF

 

[SRP]

RIP to polit.
PS
But your Accident rate is the top in the world.It is not accidental,there are problem in IAF

If you fly a 40 yr vintage aircraft what can you expect. Nothing to do with maintenance, poor flying skill etc. If maintenance is the issue how come they fly thousands of sorties in Uttarakhand disaster. That man intentionally trolling and I gave him the required reply.

 

[hurt]

If you fly a 40 yr vintage aircraft what can you expect. Nothing to do with maintenance, poor flying skill etc. If maintenance is the issue how come they fly thousands of sorties in Uttarakhand disaster. That man intentionally trolling and I gave him the required reply.

40 yr vintage aircraft is not really problem. B-52 are more than 40 yr.If you own enough ability like US.

But allow your pilots fly so danger planes is the biggest problem.Ｉｔｓ disregard for human life.

 

[genmirajborgza786]

R.I.P...... to the brave pilot

 

[janon]

40 yr vintage aircraft is not really problem. B-52 are more than 40 yr.If you own enough ability like US.

But allow your pilots fly so danger planes is the biggest problem.Ｉｔｓ disregard for human life.

B-52s are bombers, not fighters. They don't perform the sort of maneuvers that fighters do, and do not experience the same sort of airframe stresses. India's HS-748 are nearly 50 years old, and do not experience high crashes. Name any fighter that the USA or USN flies that is as old as the migs in the IAF.

 

[Windjammer]

The crash of a MiG-21 Bison and the death of a pilot is yet another chapter in the troubled history of an aircraft that has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent times.

In today’s crash, the aircraft involved was the modified MiG 21 Bison which crashed while landing at the Uttarlai Airbase in western Rajasthan, killing the pilot.

By the Defence Minister’s own admission in March this year, there have been 29 fighter aircraft crashes over the last three years, of which 12 have been MiG 21s.

The Indian Air Force has been unable to replace the MiG 21. AFP

The MiG 21 Bison is an upgraded version of the MiG 21, which was dubbed the ‘flying coffin’ after a spate of crashes that killed its pilots. However it forms a major part of the Indian Air Force’s fighter jet squadron.

A Times of India article documenting the history of the MiG-21 in the Indian Air Force speaks of how a price advantage coupled with the fighter aircraft’s agility was what prompted the entry of the MiG-21 into the Indian Air Force. There are now over 1,200 such craft in the Air force fleet.

The article also documents why despite glowing praises from pilots who have operated them, the aircraft is a subject of controversy. Since 1971-72, as many as 380 of the 872 MiG 21s inducted in the IAF have crashed – a number constituting 43 percent of the fleet.

However, despite the controversy surrounding the aircraft, the delay in the purchase of 126 Rafale fighters and the development of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has meant that the upgraded version of the MiG 21 including the Bison, will remain operational till 2019, the Hindu had reported.

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne was quoted as saying that of the 874 MiG-21s bought since 1964, 264 are still operational and with a new radar system and aiming-navigation system the aircraft was good enought for use till 2019.

The Bison variant of the MiG 21 will continue to form a major element of the Indian Air Force’s fighting force and despite the controversies will continue to play a major role in the years to come, until its replacements arrive.

The Indian Air force and its troubled relationship with the MiG-21 | idrw.org

 

[hurt]

B-52s are bombers, not fighters. They don't perform the sort of maneuvers that fighters do, and do not experience the same sort of airframe stresses. India's HS-748 are nearly 50 years old, and do not experience high crashes. Name any fighter that the USA or USN flies that is as old as the migs in the IAF.

Plz tell me why IAF use so old fighters to send pilots goto dead when you can cost 80 million for a Rafale?