JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread
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plawolf
Lieutenant General
Is it a full production line, or do they just retain the ability to make single or small batches of advanced prototypes and LRIP examples as part of the continuing development commitment to the programme?
@Lone Wolf
As for IFR probe, well if they have all the internal plumbing in place, it's literally a case of screwing in the probe itself.
Whether that's done on the first flight or now is totally immaterial.
Hi,
I know that the plumbing is already there. however they will need to test it as well by performing mid-air refueling tests. So that's why I asked as this jet was supposed to have it from the start as stated previously by the program director.
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Ok so 2P11, 2P12 and 2P14 was seen at PAC
What was missing was 2P13 which is 213 at CAC
Interesting what's going on two production lines and scores of aircraft
2015 is the year the JF-17 really took off a great year for the programme
I have a feeling there is two export customers, was that the Malaysian high commissioner that confirmed the JF-17 purchase ? If so hard to see that not being true
All in all a great year for PAC and JF-17
Let's hope they finalise details on Block III and moe inductions take place in new squadrons
Btw 229 looks really nice !!!!
What was missing was 2P13 which is 213 at CAC
Interesting what's going on two production lines and scores of aircraft
2015 is the year the JF-17 really took off a great year for the programme
I have a feeling there is two export customers, was that the Malaysian high commissioner that confirmed the JF-17 purchase ? If so hard to see that not being true
All in all a great year for PAC and JF-17
Let's hope they finalise details on Block III and moe inductions take place in new squadrons
Btw 229 looks really nice !!!!
Hi,
Indeed 2015 has been great for JF-17. we now know that atleast 29-30 aircrafts have been completed and atleast 1 confirmed export order.
Regarding Malaysian HC, he said we are interested in Thunder and will finalize the final order soon.
Blackstone
Brigadier
Good to hear JF-17 making some noise in the international market, but what's the status of WS-13 engines?
no news about it and PAF is sticking with RD-93 as of now
plawolf
Lieutenant General
They are not going to be conducting air refuelling on the first flight.
Flight testing is all about minimising the unknowns and risks while making small, incremental advances.
It's little different in this case.
The internal structure and weight distributions would have already been changed by the new plumbing for IFR as well as the updated avionics and other improvements. Block 3 represents a lot of changes and improvements, with the IFR only the most visible one, but it is probably not the most significant or important.
You don't want to add the extra external drag changes a fixed IFR probe will add to the mix as well on the first flight.
So it makes perfect sense to get some flights done first to make sure everything is as expected with how the plane handles clean with the new internal changes first before flying with the probe.