JF-17/FC-1 Fighter Aircraft thread

[i.e.]

But the photo does look like a JF-17.

 

[Lion]

But the photo does look like a JF-17.

Yes.. Solid cone nose and most important RD-93 engine nozzle.. I think we can comfirm its JF-17..

 

[asif iqbal]

every fighter aircraft faces the same fate, it will crash sooner or later, but its the loss of life that is the biggest loss, sqaudron leader Muhammed Hussian was a very talented and extremely great fighter pilot, he traveled with the JF17 to UK and was a great man

we lost our best man and best machine, I would rather have 100 F16s C/D Block 52+ crash but NEVER JF17

 

[asif iqbal]

4th from the left

 

[Dizasta1]

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RIP

Engine and Nose-Cone identify it as JF-17 Thunder, but are the pictures fake or real?

 

[SteelBird]

Analyse shows the plane had not much horizontal or vertical speed. Big part of the body is not crushed but burned. Even the nose cone is still one piece and pretty much attached. The plane is lying upside down. This tells me that something killed the engine (technical/bird). The pilot tried to stay as long as possible inside to avoid danger to others. He came upside down and ejected late. Canopy was exploded, seat ejected but it had no time to recover from downwards speed or gain enough speed to get upside up again, hence close to the plane and not as it should work.

I do not call myself an expert. I just try to understand what I see and predict as good as I can.

You're right, the plane is in rather one piece, and it was burned. We need to be patient and wait for reports. What I do worry is what will happen to JF-17 in Dubai airshow.

 

[getready]

sad news. Rip.

 

[challenge]

The JF-17 Thunder fighter, co-developed by China’s Avic and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), is to receive improvements that will start being produced with the Block-2 version from next year.

The enhancements will effect the data link and electronic warfare capabilities. An air-to-air re refueling capability will be added, as will be new guided weapons. A two-seat variant is being developed, too. The current program schedule calls for the Pakistan-based factory to deliver the JF-17 Block-2 to the PAF from mid-2012 to 2015. Then, a Block-3 version is planned from 2016. Block-1 aircraft are being delivered until the middle of next year.

PAF Air Chief Marshall Rao Qamar Suleiman said marketing efforts focus on those countries needing to replace old fighters such as the MiG-21, early Mirage, F-5 and Phantom types. The program’s target export countries can be found in Latin America, Africa and Asia. “We offer performance comparable to U.S. and European fighters when it comes to radar, dogfight missile, range and BVR [beyond visual range] capabilities, for one third of the cost,” Suleiman claimed.

So far, five countries are said to have taken a close look at the aircraft. China itself is currently evaluating the JF-17 and a decision is expected “shortly.” Avic and the PAF expect to sell “between 300 and 500 JF-17s” over the next 10 years.

The in-service fleet has logged a total of 10,000 flight hours with the PAF. In China, the JF-17 is also known as the FC-1 Xiaolong.

 

[challenge]

block-1 ,Fc-1 uses italian make data link/radio. will block-2 upgraded to Link-16? unless China willing to export it. allowing the aircraft to coomunicate with ZDK-03 .
but one thing missing out-radar.
around 2008 PAF request AESA from China.this come after learning india will get AESA equip MiG-29.it is likely the program is still under develop.

 

[Qasim57]

Can we confirm the serial number? I've heard on a sister forum that it was 08-107(Means it was made in 2008, 7th JF17 of the original 8 SBP Small Batch Production).