Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: ScranJ51 on June 02, 2024, 10:06:35 AM
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The actual is this Pakistani JF-17 Fighter:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53761591786_19c5b04d18_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pUJddj)JF17-2 (https://flic.kr/p/2pUJddj) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53762010655_010a3cf0cd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pULmJc)JF17-1 (https://flic.kr/p/2pULmJc) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
Jointly developed by Chengdu Aircraft Industries in China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Pakistan call the aircraft the JF-17 Thunder and have 275 on order. The Peoples Liberation Army Air Force call the aircraft the FC-1 Fierce Dragon.
The theoretical is an FC-1 operated by the 1st Fighter Squadron of the 1st Mixed Aviation Regiment, Ethiopean Air Force:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53762010670_8d30d293ee_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pULmJs)FC1-2 (https://flic.kr/p/2pULmJs) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53761591791_ee5889f193_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2pUJddp)FC1-1 (https://flic.kr/p/2pUJddp) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
In December 1998 Ethiopia ordered 6 Su-27SKs and 2 Su-27UBK's. In 1999 these Su-27SK's (piloted by Russian military advisers) destroyed 5 and damaged 2 more Etitrean Mig-29s without loss. In 2002 Ethiopia ordered 7 more SU-27UK's but by 2020 found the on-going cost of operating these aircraft crippling. Always keen to gain influence on Africa, China offered 14 FC-1 aircraft at no cost to replace the SU-27's, and also contributes substantially to the operating costs.
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