Group Captain Khalid Mahmood, Pakistan Air Force Test Pilot JF-17 Thunder - Part 1

[Dambis0]

Nicolas Sarkozy said Indian selection of Dassault's Rafale multi-role fighter "goes far beyond the company that makes them, far beyond aerospace -- it is a vote of confidence in the entire French economy." Consider these: Indian deals for the C-130J Hercules and the P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft have sustained about 35,000 jobs in the US alone; the Hawk AJTs, along with the latest follow-on orders, will sustain some 27,000 jobs in the UK; Russia and Israel are increasing their share..

[robinkoolsawarkar]

from facts--------pakistan has only 25 to 30% of contribution for making of jf17......

rest its avionics,tecnology etc etc is chinise made..i would like to cross on this ,that pakistan is only country frm asia whos building a jet......

[Qasibr]

Salman - do you have any other interviews, with details about how the airshow in Turkey was?

He provided a wonderfully detailed answer about the Zhuhai Airshow(China) and the one at Farnborrough, but before he could answer about the one in Izmir, Turkey, the interviewers moved on.

Turkey is especially important, because they are holding competitive talks, to join either South Korea's F-50 program, or Sweden's Gripen initiative. The JF-17 is competitive with both these lightweight aircraft.

[TheBhatti1980]

JF-17 thunder is a 4th genration advance light-weight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft wich is also known as Fierce Dragon.