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2020-03-14 India-Pakistan

Pakistani F-16 fighter makes a manoeuvre before crashing during a rehearsal ahead of Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad

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Posted by Fred 2020-03-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 PAF Wing Commander Nauman Akram of the Griffins squadron entered the half loop of the Split -S manouevre at an unsafe altitude. He was unable to pull up and may have even passed out due to extreme g forces.

Posted by John Frum 2020-03-14 08:16|| 2020-03-14 08:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Reminds of the press hysteria about all the scary, scary weapons some 3rd world s-hole has. Having is orders of magnitude away from weaponizing, or in some loud and smokey cases even making them work.

Posted by Cesare 2020-03-14 09:41|| 2020-03-14 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 "Here, hold my beer."

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-14 11:45|| 2020-03-14 11:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Islamabad during the rehearsal is a freaky place. The Paks are extremely serious about the practice itself.
Despite a general obvious well displayed air of half assedness. Not worth going into, did not enjoy . Thinking WTF these clowns have nukes.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-03-14 20:52|| 2020-03-14 20:52|| Front Page Top

#5 From the bottom end of the experience/expertise spectrum... lacking a light, consistent hand (not to mention talent and diligence), my compensating simming gimmick used to be the well-placed and timed split-S. Indecently fun luring an unwary pursuer to their doom. Sad way to go IRL.

Posted by Titus Lumplump5936 2020-03-14 23:52|| 2020-03-14 23:52|| Front Page Top

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