This was posted on CDF recently. Allegedly, FC-1 flew with WS-13 if this is to be believed.

http://club.china.com/data/thread/1011/2712/19/14/3_1.html
Translation for what it is worth:
“March 18, 2010, the project developed its own aviation industry, “Taishan” Fierce Dragon Engine Equipped with the first roll success! The successful maiden flight just around the corner! Cheers from the site flows. A young man in your eyes, mouth essays a poem to express his irrepressible emotion: “‘Mount’ afraid of hard climbing, ‘four of’ development for a decade. Equipped Xiaolong flight date, flight made across the board be more delighted. “He is in charge of this project, the aircraft engine industry, Deputy Minister Lu Jibin research 3.
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Mod Edit: Personal remarks deleted.

Thats an awesome picture (wish it was a little more higher resolution and without center watermark).

Do you guys know what the serial number stands for?
KH-T 2009
i guess T is for Trainer and 2009 is for the year it was built. Will this be inducted in the operational service with same number?

The gray scheme on LCA really makes it look better. Perhaps a little lighter would be even better.

Also, i have asked before about this in past, does anyone have specs for twin seater?

Then health problems intervened and I haven’t worked for several years and am largely viewed as unemployable now, at the age of 41. I suppose what I’m trying to say is to go for your ambitions while you can, the chance may slip away sooner than you think.

My ambitions now are smaller, but still significant to me. This week’s is to walk around Sainsbury’s without falling over.

Comet, what do you intend to do now?

Regards,

kev35

Sir,
A brave person like yourself shouldnt have an avatar that reads coward 🙂
That was very moving.

Rahul, Im not sure about this. PAF site does not have much info. about this, and I haven’t come across anything specific (written recently) in public domain. But I will keep an eye and will let you know if I come across something.

The link from PakDef site does describe the path.

After OCU it is F-7 and A-5 and after 3 or so years on those types it is Mirage or F-16

so all PAF pilots fly the F-7 solo before moving on to other operational fighter types ? is there any one good article that explains the training for fast jet stream in the PAF ?

Lets not leave the venerable FT-5 out of the confusion party here 🙂

http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/articles/paftraining.html
NOte:This article is old from the time when F-6 was still serving and FT-6 was used for OCU. FT-7s replaced FT-6s in same role.

so basically
Basic Trainer -> FCU -> OCU
Tweety -> FT-5 -> FT-7

K-8 i believe is serving the purpose of basic as well as FCU and replacing Tweety/FT-5 mix mostly.

There was a good article in AFM which is probably outthere somewhere on the net in the form of scanned images that lists everything in detail. Can’t seem to find it.

not really. if it was I wouldn’t have been able to participate in some very fruitful discussions with one pakistani poster who adds real value, vikasrehman.

I suppose you are simply ‘pre-supposing’ my (non-existent) bias, based on my ethnic origins, without evidence. some would call that discrimination.

It has got a lot to do with how vikas chooses to ignore utter tosh and flame baits dished out by you and others that he is able to have some “fruitful” discussion. I think he is special, for everyone else it is a little hard to not get sick of usual sarcasm/abuse and respond in same coin after a while. But like Arthur said you wouldn’t be able to understand it at all 🙂

It is really a shame though since i do think some of you(ankush,Nick and you) do add a lot of interesting information specially regarding Indian armed forces(not patronizing here either). Alas international politics is a b!tch!

Agreed! Thanks.

Thanks for a very civilized exchange 🙂
Do appreciate it!