As per reports in the Chinese media, China is set to deliver 50 JF-17 Thunder combat jets to the Pakistan Air Force over the next three years. Li Pei, former Head of the aircraft project under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, described the JF-17 as a major achievement in cooperation between Beijing and Islamabad in the defence sector. China’s Chengdu Aircraft will produce 50 jets for Pakistan over the next three years, Li told the state-run People’s Daily.
Pakistan has already received 60 jets from China since 2007. Ten of them were used by a test and evaluation unit of the Pakistan Air Force while 50 jets were assigned to two combat squadrons. Under the contract signed by the two countries, Pakistan will receive a total of 110 JF-17 jets. The JF-17 was jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. China will deliver fifty more JF-17 Thunder fighters to Pakistan over the next three years. Recently, eight JF-17 jets of the PAF escorted President Xi Jinping’s aircraft when it entered Pakistani airspace before his arrival in Islamabad on April 20, 2015.
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Our Tejas are far better than JF-17. Only IAF pilots are not liking. Please read the expert comments on Tejas. Indian LCA is not claiming it is the best multi role aircraft in the world in all respect but its air frame is of composite material which makes the aircraft light & fly long distance, fast with little fuel which makes it similar to F15 Eagle, Eurojet fighters, Su 27MKII & Su-30MKI . The engine F404-IN20 of LCA Tejas jetfighter is manufacturered by General Electric, currenrly used by European figter jets. Tejas employs C-FC materials for up to 45% of its airframe by weight, including in the fuselage (doors and skins), wings (skin, spars and ribs), elevons, tailfin, rudder, air brakes and landing gear doors. Composites are used to make an aircraft both lighter and stronger at the same time compared to an all-metal design, LCA Tejas is the world’s smallest, light weight, multi-role combat aircraft. Use of composites in the LCA resulted in a 40% reduction in the total number of parts compared to using a metallic frame. Furthermore, the number of fasteners has been reduced by half in the composite structure from the 10,000 that would have been required in a metallic frame design. The composite design also helped to avoid about 2,000 holes being drilled into the airframe. You just imagine how many thousands of holes drilled to JF17 metal Air-frame which will result i Expert view
Indian LCA is not claiming it is the best multi role aircraft in the world in all respect but its air frame is of composite material which makes the aircraft light & fly long distance, fast with little fuel which makes it similar to F15 Eagle, Eurojet fighters, Su 27MKII & Su-30MKI . The engine F404-IN20 of LCA Tejas jetfighter is manufacturered by General Electric, currenrly used by European figter jets. Tejas employs C-FC materials for up to 45% of its airframe by weight, including in the fuselage (doors and skins), wings (skin, spars and ribs), elevons, tailfin, rudder, air brakes and landing gear doors. Composites are used to make an aircraft both lighter and stronger at the same time compared to an all-metal design, LCA Tejas is the world’s smallest, light weight, multi-role combat aircraft. Use of composites in the LCA resulted in a 40% reduction in the total number of parts compared to using a metallic frame. Furthermore, the number of fasteners has been reduced by half in the composite structure from the 10,000 that would have been required in a metallic frame design. The composite design also helped to avoid about 2,000 holes being drilled into the airframe. You just imagine how many thousands of holes drilled to JF17 metal Air-frame which will result in fatigue in addition to Chinese WS Engines !! It will be ideal for them to get upgraded F-n fatigue in addition to Chinese WS Engines !! It will be ideal for them to get upgraded F-16s & Mirage IIIs instead of going for JF-17’s. Life of skilled PAF pilot is valuable for their wife & children.
If China can manufacture JF-17 in large number, India also should develop capacity to manufacture Tejas in large number. which will create large scale employment .During World war II British used Railway work shops to manufacture fighter plane parts like propellers, dash boards wings and started assembling fighter planes. Read this report. The wings manufactured by Teak wood. All the wings were tested using low
speed subsonic wind Tunnel at different air speeds and different angles of attack. The variation of coefficient of moment with
respect to the angles of attack and the Airspeed was calculated. By performing this experiment it was clearly evident that the
tapered wing with curved tip (B4) was found to be the most stable at different speeds and range of working angles of attack.. The mistake HAL had done that they started developing fighter planes without basic test facilities. They depend on Russia.
Yes you are correct with your assessment comment, but Pakistan is small is country size and they have quit better number of fighter jets compering to India…now they are getting another 50 fighter jets from China and they are discussing with Russia for Su35 advance fighter jets..in other hand we are still not 100% sure about our Tejas and since 1983 HAL is working in this project, few days ago all the Tejas were brought down due to issue noticed while landing and in other hand more then 30 years for one jet if India is going with this speed then definitely IAF can’t depend with HAL always better Indian defiance experts and ministry should go with foreign fighter jets…
Again if we are going with foreign jets too, we have few good experience – example.
1- France Rafael Jets still discussion & negotiations is going on (God Bless how much time it will take – month, months, year, years or deal will cancel)
2- Russia – PAK 50 fifth Generation Fighter Jets still Russians training pilots are flying these jets and Russia is planning to include these jets in Russian Air Force in 2016 (God know when India is going to get these jets)
And our IT, great doctor, scientist most of them are in NASA, professor’s & great engineer’s they are working in different countries…It means India have great skill, why its taking such a long time 30+ years for one LCA Tejas, why only we are with one LCA only, why can’t we start working in other project, why we are depending for jet engine from US? why don’t have ability to make our own jet engine….many more things are there to say if we see every time find this defiance deal is delay by so and so reason….