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Subject: JF 17 testing in the final phases
chupooey    3/13/2007 9:36:33 AM
Kamra (Pakistan), March 12 Two prototypes of the JF-17 advanced multi-role light combat aircraft (LCA) that has been jointly developed with China have arrived in Pakistan for evaluation trials, Online news agency reported. The aircraft were formally received here Monday at a ceremony attended, among others, by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) head, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed. The JF-17 is scheduled to make its first public appearance in Islamabad on March 23 during a flypast at the National Day Joint Services Parade. The first JF-17 prototype flew in August 2003, and four such are currently flying. The third prototype was the first in a fully integrated configuration. The two aircraft have been sent to Pakistan to speed up the development process. The flight evaluation to be conducted by PAF will greatly help in improving the performance of aircraft and making it more competitive and reliable, officials said. At Monday's ceremony, Ahmed inspected the JF-17 aircraft and met the pilots, engineers and technicians involved in its development to complement them on their hard work and devotion in translating a dream into reality. Air Marshal Khalid Chaudhry, chairman of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Board, and Air Vice Marshal Farhat Hussain, the chief project director of the JF-17, also attended the ceremony. earthtimes.org/articles/show/39324.html
 
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Pakistan Power       3/13/2007 4:26:34 PM
thats sooo.... awesome....
 
heard the new models are the first production aircraft to incorporate DSI technology in the world.  A good first for China and Pakistan.
 
Cant wait till they start full production and phase out these older aircraft like the F-7, A-5 and Mirages...
 
Plus heard they may be developing a different model with a more advanced avionics package and quite possibly an alternative and more powerful engine which will be more reliable than the current mediocre R-93 (Mig-29) engine being used which is of Russian origin(GAG!!!Gagg..!!  )  which I think is a wise decision, because lets face it.. RUssian equipment is 3rd rate and horribly unreliable.
 
Anyhow, a great development, plus does anyone know when and where the factory for the new aircraft is going to be built in Pakistan?
 
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entre nous       3/13/2007 10:30:33 PM
j-17 = LCA...LOL!! pathetic pakis..now you started to plagerise names. btw j-17 developed by china (copy of russian planes) with menial labor being chief paki contribution..lol!! rejoice.
 
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tigertony    Oh wow im impressed!   3/14/2007 7:11:54 AM
 
 WOW, that JF-17 is quite a feat of aeronautics!. Too bad that the F-15, a decades old aircraft, would still down it and turn them into worthless scrap metal. Now what will your JF-17 do when it goes against the F-22 Raptor which would down a whole squad of F-15? WOW,you have a total of 4 aircraft flying when the USA has already ran off over 100 F-22 Raptor and will soon have over 300!. Funny that with all the high tech CCP has stolen from the USA you would think they could deploy a better aircraft then that JF-17? And btw,i have heard that those new engines CCP is working on are going to need even more expensive repairs then those Mig -29 to keep them flying so "Be prepared to pay up!". You Pakistanis are indeed "A LAUGH RIOT!"
 
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chupooey    Money matters   3/14/2007 12:13:08 PM
well JF-17 is a 4th generation fighter aricraft comparable to Mirag 2000 and costs around 20 million US dollars, it would be unfair to compare it with 5th generation F-22 Raptor which costs around 120 million US dollars. And regarding cost of repairs i dont have any figures, i would appreciate if you could state them.
 
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Softwar       3/14/2007 12:24:18 PM

well JF-17 is a 4th generation fighter aricraft comparable to Mirag 2000 and costs around 20 million US dollars, it would be unfair to compare it with 5th generation F-22 Raptor which costs around 120 million US dollars. And regarding cost of repairs i dont have any figures, i would appreciate if you could state them.


Oh WERE is FS and BW our French contributors?  Comparable to the Mirage 2000?  I beg to differ.  The M2K is a proven aircraft with good range, capability and a tough opponent in the A2A role.  It has already been integrated with laser targeting, and a wide range of armament. 
The JF-17 is more like the earliest versions of the F-16 but not that good in avionics, engine, range or payload.  You will find the IAF Mig-29s will use it for target practice.
 
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