This Is the Ultimate MiG-21

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes I agree it looks a liitle like a small f18...

F-16, F-18 and F-20 designs were also studied to develop Gripen. Here are some pictures for you to study. Please search those jets studied for Gripen and find which one of those jets is similar to Gripen in weight and maximum takeoff weight.

 

[araz]

To be fair it's a great concept.

Low cost
No sanctions threat
Tech transfer

But you need to add western avionics and weapons and improve the airframe by adding composites

And to what advantage?
. I would remind you that for continued replacemeñt of our fleeet we would need200 platforms
If he replacement ìs expensive then replacement becomes a headache.

 

[Zhukov]

The thread is about the ultimate Mig21 . Pakistan's new backbone fighter.

Talking about legacy India fighters currently bring phased out like migs and jags is not appropriate.

the thread asks is the thunder a ultimate mig,21.

I say no it's not.
But it does have a resemblance to both F5.and f16.

Those describing it as a gripen it looks nothing like gripen both internally of externally.

Ps I said nothing about thunder bring dated

To sum it ho for you bro, without trolling. JF17 is an indeginous design like TEJAS. and there is no such thing as "based on" in original designs. Yes fighters are INSPIRED from successful designs. JF17 is INSPIRED from F16(Judging from Wings configuration) and F18 (by air intake design).
And we have no experience with F5 and we are not stupid to develope a 4th gen fighter from a 3rd gen tech
and both these fighters are one of the best battle proven designs of modern airforce.
And it is compared to Gripen by Performance and Developement era not by design.
cheers

 

[Storm Force]

Ahmadnawar

Re: Your comment

JF17 is an indeginous design like TEJAS. and there is no such thing as "based on" in original designs. .
And we have no experience with F5 and we are not stupid to develope a 4th gen fighter from a 3rd gen tech

Its nothing like Tejas.

Yes Tejas is indengious because it was designed Built & Tested in india by indians.

But you calling JF17 indengious is a real SLAP IN THE FACE of Chengdu & China.

In my eyes something is indengious if you design Build & Test something in your country by your engineers.
This is not what i see in Thunder.

PS.

i WISH THE TEJAS was developed with a senior partner like russia/ Sweden from the outset . You guys got this part right

 

[Faqir M. Abdullah]

What an Informative post mate! Nice One! #JF17Thunder<3

 

[Zhukov]

Ahmadnawar

Re: Your comment

Its nothing like Tejas.

Yes Tejas is indengious because it was designed Built & Tested in india by indians.

But you calling JF17 indengious is a real SLAP IN THE FACE of Chengdu & China.

In my eyes something is indengious if you design Build & Test something in your country by your engineers.
This is not what i see in Thunder.

PS.

i WISH THE TEJAS was developed with a senior partner like russia/ Sweden from the outset . You guys got this part right

Ine thing common in all indians is they assume too much and they persist for no appearent reason.
I am not saying its Pakistani design. I am saying its chinese indeginous aircraft. ofcource with design help of russia. But you dont want to give uo defaming our thunder. and now you will dig something else out.
Ok mate i am done here.Chendu dig the JF17 from gobi desert deep inside a cave and it is not designed by chengdu. And it is not BVR capable it has no Turbofan engine, It cannot fore sidewinders and it cannot fire RAAD ALCM happy?
Take Care

 

[Faqir M. Abdullah]

Ine thing common in all indians is they assume too much and they persist for no appearent reason.
I am not saying its Pakistani design. I am saying its chinese indeginous aircraft. ofcource with design help of russia. But you dont want to give uo defaming our thunder. and now you will dig something else out.
Ok mate i am done here.Chendu dig the JF17 from gobi desert deep inside a cave and it is not designed by chengdu. And it is not BVR capable it has no Turbofan engine, It cannot fore sidewinders and it cannot fire RAAD ALCM happy?
Take Care

Good Reply ! @#$%#^%^* Indians , Negative without a reason.