Pakistan rumored to be interested in additional RJAF F-16s

[MastanKhan]

Eh, our guys stick around long enough to the last min to recover the Jet - because its an asset of the State. They don't bail out at the first sight of a Master Caution & pull the Ejection Handle.

However, those are pretty interesting figures you've put up. You'll pardon me if I don't take your word for it. Its nothing personal..., I just don't trust you.

However, here are some figures you can look up.

World Record for Most Crashes in a Calendar Year - during Peace times

2019
28 January: Jaguar crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh.

01 February: A Mirage 2000 crashed while on an acceptance sortie after being upgraded by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) killing both Pilots.

12 February: A MiG-27 crashed at the Pokhran firing range.

19 February: Two Hawk aircraft of Surya Kiran aerobatic team crashed after hitting each other mid-air during a rehearsal for the AeroIndia Show. One of the pilots was killed in the accident.

27 February: Pakistan shot down one MiG-21 Bison during an aerial fight after India violated the airspace. The pilot ejected safely.

27 February: Pakistan shot down one Su-30MKi during an aerial fight, the pilots ejected safely.

27 February: a Mi-17 chopper was also downed in Budgam District in Indian Occupied Kashmir killing all six on board.

08 March: A MiG-21 (Bison) crashed near Bikaner, western Rajasthan, due to a Bird strike, the pilot ejected safely.

31 March: A MiG-27 (UPG) crashed in Sirohi, Rajasthan, the pilot ejected safely.

03 June: An-32 crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. All 13 declared dead.

08 August: Su-30Mki crash in Tezpur. Both pilots ejected safely.

16 November: MiG-29K crashed in Goa soon after it took off for a training mission. Both the pilots managed to eject safely from the aircraft.

Hi,

It is the suicidal mindset---.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Don’t expect 2001 Suzuki Mehran to win a car race for you, just because you did an oil/tire change and installed a new LCD in it. That Piece of sh!t will fall apart in the middle of the race.

Same is the situation when it comes to holding onto old and second-hand fighter jet. They will start coughing after few back to back combat sorties and will fall apart when push come to shove.

 

[MastanKhan]

Don’t expect 2001 Suzuki Mehran to win a car race for you, just because you did an oil/tire change and installed a new LCD in it. That Piece of sh!t will fall apart in the middle of the race.

Same is the situation when it comes to holding onto old and second-hand fighter jet. They will start coughing after few back to back combat sorties and will fall apart when push come to shove.

Hi,

It depends on what you have---who has produced that equipment and how it has been maintained---..

Weapons of death and destruction are created different than other equipment.

On a given day---any aircraft can fall from the skies---some more than the other---. But al these weapons have shelf lives and it gets extended far beyond the expire by date with regular maintenance---upkeep---upgrades---refurbishment---

 

[Sinnerman108]

Don’t expect 2001 Suzuki Mehran to win a car race for you, just because you did an oil/tire change and installed a new LCD in it. That Piece of sh!t will fall apart in the middle of the race.

Same is the situation when it comes to holding onto old and second-hand fighter jet. They will start coughing after few back to back combat sorties and will fall apart when push come to shove.

that is not how it works my friend.

 

[Wesen Hunter]

12 IAF fighter pilots killed since 2012 compared to PAF fighter pilots.
50 vs 31 crashes.

*compared to 20 PAF

nopes, not safely,
they perished eventually.

Fake. both pilots including Grp Captain santra survived.

 

[Genghis khan1]

that is not how it works my friend.

Every engineered thing has a life cycle. Every moving component has stress tolerance and material life.

Mehran is just an example. If other countries are scraping their jets after xyz hours, there is a reason.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Hi,

It depends on what you have---who has produced that equipment and how it has been maintained---..

Weapons of death and destruction are created different that other equipment.

On a given day---any aircraft can fall from the skies---some more than the other---. But al these weapons have shelf lives and it gets extended far beyond the expire by date with regular maintenance---upkeep---upgrades---refurbishment---

Weapons has shelf life because majority of them are stored in the storage. Jets fly everyday, expose to all kinds off mechanical stress and weathering effects. Even few year old civilian passengers planes develop hairline stress fractures after so many hours or just going through a single bumpy ride (Air turbulence).

Fighter jets should be capable of taking hundreds of back to back sorties in a war time while performing dog fight maneuvers without it’s oldest/weakest part jeopardizing the safety of the whole jet.

 

[War Historian]

*compared to 20 PAF


Fake. both pilots including Grp Captain santra survived.

Please take your post to the accident thread. This thread is about used F-16s possible induction into PAF. don't derail the thread. Thanks

 

[Falcon26]

Moderators should edit the thread title. Pakistan has not been cleared to purchase anything. A request to purchase is not a clearance.

 

[araz]

Moderators should edit the thread title. Pakistan has not been cleared to purchase anything. A request to purchase is not a clearance.

Thank you. Finally a sane voice. Since when has a request been transformed into clearance. This is not PMLN version of Tosha Khana.
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