R.I.P!

Do you know when the name of pilot will be known? I got several friends there.

Pilot Ondřej Sovina lost his life in L-159A number 6061

yup it has nothing to do with. In fact it is UK lack of support for Saudi politics that created this problem in first place for BAE. The same will happen with EADS/Airbus/Eurocopter/Dassualt.

do u seriously think LM production capacity is so low that it can only deliver 36 F-16 in 8 years?. this second set of 18 is still hanging. These problems are even before the delivery of planes. These problems will multiply Irak actually use them in anti-terroist operations.

Because Turks/Sauid/Qatar/UAE are going to use there economic power to halt any weopons delivery to Irak. once they find out that Czech republic is building Irak airforce and acutally delivering the planes. than fun will start. These planes have no upgrade future as by the time they are delivered Czech company will out of business any way if not the whole country.

well some funny ideas and conclusions… anyway, Aero Vodochody prospers in good way, 2011 year profit was 175 million Crowns and annual turnover over 2,2 milliard Crowns. Obout “no upgrade future” of L-159, Aero Vodochody is working on modernization of first eight L-159A of Czech Air force.

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General director of Aero Ladislav Simek in Czech TV: “We will develop modernised version called L-159BQ by Iraqi specs. It will take about 2 years. Plane itself is basic F-16 trainer and light combat aircraft/border patrol etc.”