Pakistan Army Aviation Corps - Updated

[Sulman Badshah]

 

[fatman17]

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engined turboprop, fixed-tricycle landing gear, short-haul regional airliner and cargo carrier.
Price US $ 2 mill per copy.

 

[fatman17]

Military configuration

 

[Inception-06]

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single-engined turboprop, fixed-tricycle landing gear, short-haul regional airliner and cargo carrier.
Price US $ 2 mill per copy.

So its cheaper than the Y-12 Harbin ?

 

[Cool_Soldier]

We need bigger platform for transport role in Army.
European options are expensive, So look towards Russia.

 

[fatman17]

These aircraft will be used to resupply remote military posts in FATA and Balochistan

 

[Sulman Badshah]

 

[TaimiKhan]

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Don't think its PA pic. The Cobra's are different then what PA operates. Seems Turkish.

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Don't think its PA pic. The Cobra's are different then what PA operates. Seems Turkish.

M60 and Cobra recovered during military exercises conducted in 1974.
Photo credit: US Army / DoD.

Source:
Cavalry | SOBCHAK SECURITY - est. 2005

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Fringes of Deosai Plains, Skardu, GB.

 

[fatman17]

Army Mushshak

Two Crew Killed in Crash of Pakistan Army Mushshak

Posted on 9 February, 2016

Pakistan Army Mushshak 95-5375 takes off from Quasim on November 17, 2009. One of the Army’s Mushshaks crashed this evening, killing both pilots. AFD-Alan Warnes

BOTH CREW members were killed when a Pakistan Army PAC MFI-17 Mushshak crashed this evening, February 9, near Gujranwala in the Gujrat district of Punjab. The fatalities were identified as instructor pilot Major Azhar and student pilot Captain Ahmed.

The circumstances surrounding the crash, which occurred during a routine training mission, were not immediately clear. AFD-Dave Allport

 

[aziqbal]

The army Mushshak are not in good shape and seriously need to be upgraded or replaced

PAF should order new units and hand over some of its Super Mushshak to army aviation

I believe those army Mushshak don't even have air con and need to fly very early in the day to avoid heat, and who pays the price the pilots and the instructors

 

[fatman17]

In 2013 it was reported that upto 16 AH1S / F Cobras were transferred to Pakistan’s army aviation. The actual figure is 8.

 

[Saquib]

Does anyone have any news about the three Z-10 helicopters - how are they performing and what the pilots think of them?

 

[razgriz19]

The army Mushshak are not in good shape and seriously need to be upgraded or replaced

PAF should order new units and hand over some of its Super Mushshak to army aviation

I believe those army Mushshak don't even have air con and need to fly very early in the day to avoid heat, and who pays the price the pilots and the instructors

you know these small piston bangars cab fly for 4 decades. If proper maintenance procedures are followed, almost all critical systems would get replaced a few times throughout its life, thus keeping the aircraft always in good flying condition.

I am not sure if Saab originally planned to have an air frame time expiry date, if they didn't then these aircraft should be in decent conditions.