Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

[Naif al Hilali]

The Skyflash doors were found to interfere with flight characteristics along with pudding needless stress on the air-frame.

Every weapons has a flight profile after release as well which is also dependant upon the aerodynamics of the aircraft. in simple words, stores need to be able to separate from the aircraft safely 99% of the time and any chance of the following is avoided as best as possible.

Oh, and the AIM-9 being launched off rails as it is, will likely damage the fuselage from 5L and 5R if I am not mistaken. There was a twin-launcher being designed for AIM-120s (stations 3 and 7 I believe) but I do not know if it was ever deployed. Sorry, memory is a little sketchy on these points.

Dual Missile Rails/Droptanks

http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10483

 

[fatman17]

Pakistan mulling purchase of 8 used F16A/B's from Jordan.

 

[khanasifm]

Pakistan mulling purchase of 8 used F16A/B's from Jordan.

??? Why 8 and what's is the source?

 

[fatman17]

??? Why 8 and what's is the source?

Go to PAF news thread

 

[TOPGUN]

Pakistan mulling purchase of 8 used F16A/B's from Jordan.

Is this news conformed Fatman17 ?

 

[TOPGUN]

If these 8 vipers are coming to us then the final number will be at ?

 

[HRK]

If these 8 vipers are coming to us then the final number will be at ?

~84

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

The author of the Diplomat post had a typo, but he was referring to the 14 ex-Jordanian F-16s the PAF got interested in a while ago. Turkish Aerospace Industries told Defense News that it was in talks with the PAF to get those F-16s upgraded.

 

[khanasifm]

Is this new report or just old news?

 

[Bilal Khan (Quwa)]

Is this new report or just old news?

Old news.

 

[fatman17]

Is this news conformed Fatman17 ?

I believe so.

 

[Zeeshan Farooqi]

Thats great.Its going well and good experiance with F16s.

 

[fatman17]

Just a nice pic

 

[umair86pk]

Why 8 when 15 are for sale

 

[TOPGUN]

Why 8 when 15 are for sale

Many reasons could be only the PAF brass knows the answer to that.