JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread

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defenceman said:
Hi this 09 member delegation must be visiting second time prior to their visit on 02 nov 2015 why I’m if not speculating is coz plane at their back is 2p-16 if I’m not wrong your input will be appreciated
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If I am not wrong it was the third time .... If I am not mixing up the visits then there were two visits from Senegal Air Force delegation in past and one from the one by Foreign Minister
 
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asif iqbal said:
From Rohail Asif on PDF

“JF-17 Block III deal has been inked, Production will start from May 2019, by the end of 2019 we'll have 8 Block III Dual seaters. By the end of 2020 we'll have 22 dual seaters and 2 single seat.
Also PAC will produce Wing Loong II under ToT”
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Block 3 prototype has to fly by mid-late 2018, then.

2019 will be a massive year for Chinese aviation:
1. Projected first flight of the H-XX
2. Projected first flight of the J-XY
3. Projected first flight of the J-15B
4. Projected first flight of the J-15D
5. Projected first flight of the KJ-600
6. Projected first flight of the JF-17 Block III single + dual seaters
7. Projected first flight of the Star Shadow stealth UCAV
 
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When a contract is signed, it takes at least a year to produce all the components before final assembly can start. In the west, it takes 2+ years to produce a plane. Even if China can do it a bit faster it's unlikely it'd be under year and a half. So if production starts in May 2019, it either refers to final assembly or the finished plane won't get delivered before end of 2020. And since the prototype hasn't flown, it seems unlikely any sort of production on long lead items has happened.
 
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Yes but PAC delivered the 50th Block II end of last year

This year they will build 12 more Block II units so that’s pretty much 2018 gone to give 62 x JF17 Block II

First 5 months of 2019 they will be preparing for new model

Just like there was a break in between Block I and II in 2014 there was no units built, things just need to be prepared it’s a new version

Also apparently the 2 x JF17B Block II is the prototype for Block III, with larger wings, longer length, bigger nose cone for ASEA, Swept back vertical stabiliser digital flight control system, bigger payload , modified tail exhaust (maybe a new engine) etc etc

So overall actually this year will focus on JF17B Block II testing to final tune it into JF17A and B Block III

Overall this is actually good long term thinking
 
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Well this is certainly interesting
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DSA 2018: Pakistan in ‘primary level’ talks with Malaysia on JF-17"
Pakistan and Malaysia are in preliminary discussions about the potential export of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex/Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (PAC/CAC) JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, an official from PAC has confirmed to Jane’s .

Speaking at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur on 16 April, the PAC official – who did not want to be identified – said the two governments have had “primary level talks” about a potential sale of the single-engine fighter in order to meet the air combat requirements of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

“We are aware of the potential requirements in Malaysia for cost-effective fighter aircraft,” he said. “There have been no serious talks but through government-to-government channels there have been what we can describe as primary level talks about the JF-17 programme.”

In supporting a potential deal for Malaysia, the official said that PAC is willing to enter collaborative partnerships with local industry through which technologies could be transferred to facilitate either localised component manufacturing or maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO). “Of course, the industrial engagement would depend on the sale of the Malaysian requirement,” he said.

Malaysia initially expressed an interest in the JF-17 several years ago. Jane’s has previously reported that Malaysia’s high commissioner to Pakistan said in December 2015 that Malaysia was considering purchasing the JF-17 and might make a decision “very soon”. However, Malaysia’s defence minister denied the story the following day.

Malaysia’s requirement stems from continuing delays in the RMAF’s programme to procure a twin-engine multirole combat aircraft. This programme, which was announced more than a decade ago, has been hindered largely due to a lack of funds"

Now while I am not certain on the whole " Malaysia is actually considering to buy the JF-17" thing, but I can be sure on the issue of lack of funds. Trust me on this one, the rulling government had squirreled away more funds than a hoard addicted squirrel on crack.

 
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