Now this is getting interesting;
Norway got 72 F-16’s in the late 1970’s / early 1980’s, out of which 17 are crashed today. That gives you a 23.6 % write off, and these remaining 57 aircraft are still to be in service until past 2010! So this percentage will most likely be even worse by then…
Not saying that the F-16 is a bad plane, but the F-16 in Norwegian Airforce duty doesn’t seem to be a good thing. How come? Anyone care to explain?
I mean the norwegian pilots can’t be that bad – they get the same education in the states as the danes and the dutch. And they all tend to train in the same kind of climate and location (in operations such as Joint Winter etc..). So again, how come? :confused:
regards,
Castor
Maybe because Norway has more extreme a climate and its harder on the airframe of them F-16s. lets ask Viper01, he’s the norwegian pilot who lookalike Matt Damon but green.
#1 — Name at least one of the pilots flying those two Eurofighters bound for Singapore
Sir Elton John
#2 — Name at least one manned multi-engine jet aircraft with a tail wheel
Yak-28
#3 — Crashes at airshows are not that uncommon. Name at least one manned jet aircraft lost at the same show in different years
MiG-29
#4 — Name the first Western aircraft with a fully retractable inflight refueling probe
Sopwith Camel
#5 — Name the first operational Western aircraft with a HUD
Me 262
#6 — Name the first supersonic Western aircraft with an acrylic windshield
F-22
#7 — On September 14th, 1976 something fell off CV-67 USS Kennedy and the Navy spent eight weeks searching for it. What was it? Where was it?
A pilot, was in the cellar
#8 — First airdrops of nuclear bombs: Name date, aircraft, location
8.1. British – dunno the date, aircraft Haliburton, location = Jamaica
8.2. French – dunno the date, location = french polynesia
8.3. Russian – 1954, Tu-4, siberia
8.4. Chinese – 1964, aircraft not invented here yet, Taipei
#9 — Name at least four manned jet aircraft flown with the insignias of an airforce with Concorde-style moving nose
Concorde, Tu-144, Concorde 2, Tu-144M
#10 — Name at least four manned jet aircraft with main intakes firmly on the back (no highsiders or up-on-the-wingers)
DC-10
#11 — Ident these aircraft below
#12 — Have a nice summer!
you too!
I met Vladimir Putin and his kid, Yeltsin. I shook the first guys hand while taking a sip out of the latter’s cup of vodka.
I met this rock star named Bean cake
and I urinated in Elton John’s private toilet.
Also there are a few thousand operational F-16’s and only a few hundred M2K’s.
its not the numbers that matter but the ratio..
say 2 viper lost to every 2000
vs
say 1 M2K lost to every 1000, get it?
As you can see in the photo, the F-15Ks are new builds, and while the design might be old, it is proven, and the weapons it carries as well. Besides, who has helped keep South Korea safe and secure since 1953….
thats right! with this, I guess the reign of the F-15DJ as Asia’s top air superiority fighter will now go to the F-15K.
🙂 
when did your 29 get a new paint job
🙂 🙂 :d
but if the Rafale PESA radar was intended to be replace anyways, might as well stick to the RDY series until then.
i think in the end Camaro, it don’t matter if it’s Russki or Franco.. just make sure you guys get the licsense to build the parts and diversify the weapons in case of a war.. looks like thats what Chili did for the F-16.. well at least trying to get israeli weapons
Will Singapore truly be the last stand for the mightly Rafale?
don’t mind them Vortexaco, people get worked up over one mistake.
thanks spacecop and bring on. It would seem that the M2K has a better record on safety.. i’m trying to verify this
yes it is an awacs killer
how much is the LCA going to cost, we know the FC-1 is at least 20 million if Zimbabwe Jack thread is true