RIP to the pilot.

which ejection seat does the jf17 use ?

jawad, we know what ISPR said (which Indian newspapers repeated).

don’t you think it is strange he offered *no* details about how exactly that forcing happened ? which valiant fighter pilot or SAM group commander did that ? not to mention the fact that pakistan has next to nothing in that region which can force anything to land, the nearest airbases being 100’s of km away.

oh btw, we have heard many things from ISPR, their record is dodgy to say the least. 😉 (for example, osama is not in pakistan)

with some limitations, it is not a very bad idea against Indian formations as well.

I expect PAF is preparing to engage Indian Army on its own lands where IA will be away from its fixed ADGES. while the moving cover provided by IAF and IA’s own AD corps is considerable, people sometimes forget how large the Indian army is. right now there is not enough to go around for all formations that are expected to operate in pakistan once a war breaks out. it is changing however.

I vote for cricket. 🙂

Europeans have traditionally been more relaxed about this than the USA. India has been free to do what it likes with its Sea Harriers & licence-built Jaguars for many years, for example, & long ago built an Indian improved version of the Gnat, which it had a complete free hand with.

you might find this interesting. it’s about a safety modification done on the Jaguars by HAL and later adopted by BAe.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1990s/Jaguar.html

HAL undertook the task on priority, sent teams to Jaguar operating bases and the entire fleet was modified within six weeks. The limitations on Jaguar operations were removed by April 94. In June 94 it was found that BAe introduced these modifications as applicable to the Jaguar fleet all over the world. Interestingly the Company Notice of BAe was identical to that of HAL, word for word; expect that the letters BAe substituted letters HAL. There was a very fine print (visible only through a magnifying glass) that the modifications were based on ?work done by HAL? Contract.

Since the modifications were developed in India and adapted by BAe, it was decided to examine the possibility of claiming “Intellectual Property Rights” from them. Some interesting features of the Jaguar contract and licence agreement signed in 1978 by Government of India with the BAe emerged. The gist without actual legal terminology is given below: Operator (India) may introduce modifications on their own aircraft, the details of which are to be communicated to BAe. If we (BAe) have any technical observations, we will inform you within two months. In any case, the introduction of modification is at your own risk and cost.

If we (BAe) find that the modification is useful and should be introduced on the entire Jaguar fleet world over, we shall do so. However, this does not attract any “Intellectual Property Rights” or Commercial considerations.

It is amazing that the contract signed even before the aircraft were inducted had incorporated clauses as above. We learnt that a team of experts specialised in drawing up contracts draft these documents and bring to them the desired thoroughness.

The dish (rotodome) generates lift – something the others do not.

just enough to balance its own weight at cruise velocity, no more or it would stress the connecting structure.
the balance beam also generates lift to counter-balance its own weight.

I don’t expect PAF expects to fight too far away from its forward bases. consequently the need for extra fuel is limited.

time. HAL has had a LUH proposal since 2001 but IAF and MOD sat on it until their asses were on fire.
now they can’t afford to wait for HAL to get it ready.