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2004-02-16

2 PAF men charred as fuel tank of jet fighter falls over post

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-02-16 09:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is what happens when you buy PRC fighters and not American! About ten odd years ago the leading PAK pilot was killed when getting a 'joy ride' in a PRC 'fighter' jet. Bottom line: you get what you pay for.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-2-16 10:36:36 AM|| 2004-2-16 10:36:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This is what happens when you buy PRC fighters and not American!

Actually, this is an American fighter. It doesn't say much for maintenance standards at the PAF that a wing tank could actually fall off. The T-38 is the trainer version of the F-5. I read somewhere that the F-5 is still in Singapore's armory, which means that it's still a useful airplane, despite its age, and the fact that it was manufactured for Third World air forces.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-2-16 11:16:56 AM|| 2004-2-16 11:16:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The F-5 is a 50-60's US export fighter. You are thinking of the J-7/F-7, the Chinese clone of the MiG-21.

Posted by ed 2004-2-16 11:17:01 AM|| 2004-2-16 11:17:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks ed. I should have distinguished between the two. I forgot about the F-5 Tiger. The F-5 is the Chinese export variant, they also have the F-6 and F-7 from the PRC. No match for the MiG-25 and MiG-29's India flies but they are'nt completly defenseless. We haven't sold aircraft to PAK for a while due to the Nuke issue.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-2-16 11:28:57 AM|| 2004-2-16 11:28:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Isn't the MIG21 responsible for decimating the Indian Air Force? The problem with that is that they were flying them at the time.

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-16 11:30:11 AM|| 2004-2-16 11:30:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Should've just flown over Pakistan and bail out. The planes would find a suitable target somehow, I'm sure. At least in theory, since they're good at beng the targets.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-2-16 11:52:09 AM|| 2004-2-16 11:52:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 It would be fun to see an F-5 match up with an Indian Gnat (I doubt any are left). Sort of a bantamweight championship.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-16 1:18:30 PM|| 2004-2-16 1:18:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 According to all the TOEs I've looked up , the PAF didn't have US-built F5s, but rather the FT-5 (aka F-5, copy of Chinese J-5, MiG-17 variant). I gather they're either in use of trainers or phased out.

Currently the PAF operates F-16s, F-7s, Dassault Mirage IIIs and Dassault Mirage Vs, and the A-5 in the attack role. Maybe they got the A5 mixed up with the F5?

Posted by Pappy 2004-2-16 10:54:09 PM|| 2004-2-16 10:54:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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