IAF next worst ââ¬Ëafter PAFââ¬â¢ in accident rates
Daily Times Monitor
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force, which often draws flak for its accident rate, has done a comparative analysis with some of other air forces in the world to see where it stands. The results show that IAF is only better to its counterpart in Pakistan, according to Deccan Chronicle.
The gist of the figures gathered by the Air Headquarters is like this: IAFââ¬â¢s own accident rate is 0.86 per cent of the total number of sorties.
The rate of the US Air Force is 0.175, while in the case of Pakistan it is 1.37, according to Deccan Chronicle. Thailand and France are also better than India and Pakistan with rates of 0.118 and 0.72 respectively. Officials, however, admit that the analysis is based on figures of crashes gathered from unofficial sources as most of the air forces conceal their accident rate.
The situation is different in India where the details of each accident is in public domain as the IAF are answerable to parliament. The officials explain that a lot has been put in to bring down the accident rate over the years. And the results are showing. The last two years have gone off well. If the decade of seventies saw close to 500 accidents, the number hovered around 400 in the next two decades before it came drastically down in the 90s when it was less than 200. The year 2003 and 2004 saw only 21 accidents.
In terms of aircraft, the MiG-23s have the worst record followed by MiG-21s. In 1999, 12 MiG-21s were lost and in 2004 it was only two. But the officials feel that there is no need to stop flying the MiGs which form the backbone of the IAF. The MiG-23s have a crash rate of 2.97 against 2.50 of the MiG-21. The Jaguars and Mirage have accident rates of 1.56 and 1.22, respectively.
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Daily Times Monitor
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force, which often draws flak for its accident rate, has done a comparative analysis with some of other air forces in the world to see where it stands. The results show that IAF is only better to its counterpart in Pakistan, according to Deccan Chronicle.
The gist of the figures gathered by the Air Headquarters is like this: IAFââ¬â¢s own accident rate is 0.86 per cent of the total number of sorties.
The rate of the US Air Force is 0.175, while in the case of Pakistan it is 1.37, according to Deccan Chronicle. Thailand and France are also better than India and Pakistan with rates of 0.118 and 0.72 respectively. Officials, however, admit that the analysis is based on figures of crashes gathered from unofficial sources as most of the air forces conceal their accident rate.
The situation is different in India where the details of each accident is in public domain as the IAF are answerable to parliament. The officials explain that a lot has been put in to bring down the accident rate over the years. And the results are showing. The last two years have gone off well. If the decade of seventies saw close to 500 accidents, the number hovered around 400 in the next two decades before it came drastically down in the 90s when it was less than 200. The year 2003 and 2004 saw only 21 accidents.
In terms of aircraft, the MiG-23s have the worst record followed by MiG-21s. In 1999, 12 MiG-21s were lost and in 2004 it was only two. But the officials feel that there is no need to stop flying the MiGs which form the backbone of the IAF. The MiG-23s have a crash rate of 2.97 against 2.50 of the MiG-21. The Jaguars and Mirage have accident rates of 1.56 and 1.22, respectively.
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