PAF jet crashes while on training mission near Sargodha, pilot survives
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A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet crashed near Sargodha while on a training mission on Thursday, a press release issued by PAF said. The pilot ejected the aircraft safely.
"Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF F7-PG aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Sargodha. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely," the statement read.
No loss of civilian life and property has been reported on the ground, it said.
"A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of [the] accident."
A little over a week ago, a senior PAF officer had embraced martyrdom when his aircraft crashed near Mianwali while on a routine operational flight.
Wing Commander Mohammad Shahzad was flying an F-7 aircraft when it reportedly encountered a technical fault and crashed near the Sabzazar area of Mianwali late on August 8.
F7-PGs were first inducted in the PAF in 2002 as a replacement for the F-6, which were then decommissioned. The trainer FT-7PGs came later. The PAF had previously operated F-7Ps.
About 10 or 11 F7-PGs/FT-7PGs have been lost during their 15 years in service. The PAF has more than 50 of the Chinese-made aircraft in its fleet.
The losses of F7-PGs/FT-7PGs in air crashes are within normal limits, aviation experts claim.
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Aug 17, 2017 10:14am
Who are these aviation experts?
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Aug 17, 2017 10:23am
Chinese quality!! No wonder!
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Aug 17, 2017 10:28am
How ??? 2 planes in 2 weeks and that is considered normal by experts ? Who are these experts nd what qualifications do they have? ..why don't they fly these planes the ? There is either something wrong with the planes or with the maintenance crew on the ground
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Aug 17, 2017 10:32am
Cheap, unreliable and technologically inferior Chinese aircrafts are killing our air force officers. We need to purchase American or French made planes. Protection of life of the air force men & women must be paramount and first consideration
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Aug 17, 2017 10:40am
Yet another one. Lost count of these. How many more precious lives do we have to lose before grounding these death traps. The ones earlier sacrificed included the first ever Pakistani female fighter pilot, a sword of honor and others best of the best. This is now criminal on part of leadership.
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Aug 17, 2017 10:52am
OMG When will we get rid of these old J7 our Pilots lives are so sacred to us please PAF do something.
Love u Pakistan.
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Aug 17, 2017 10:52am
These jets keep crashing regularly. Does the PAF investigate the reasons for these crashes and what steps are taken to improve their safety record. As a tax payer I am concerned since with each crash the country loses another jet and more importantly lives of hardworking and dedicated pilots are lost with years of training.
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Aug 17, 2017 10:56am
*"About 10 or 11 F7-PGs/FT-7PGs have been lost during their 15 years in service. The PAF has more than 50 of the Chinese-made aircraft in its fleet."*
Chinese made. Explains everything.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:03am
The other name is Chengdu J-7, a Chinese aircraft.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:04am
Chinese product at its best.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:04am
"The losses of F7-PGs/FT-7PGs in air crashes are within normal limits, aviation experts claim.".. WHO ARE THEY ? WHO'S NORMAL LIMITS ARE THESE ?
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Aug 17, 2017 11:18am
Crashing almost every month
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Aug 17, 2017 11:26am
F7-PG training aircraft.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:28am
@a They're not faulty aircraft given by China, they're just old and need to be replaced.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:38am
Reconsider the safety of these of these training aircraft. Nead to improve and upgrad the safety of these jet.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:44am
@a F7 is russian for your information but it is too old
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Aug 17, 2017 11:56am
Alhamdolillah... the pilot is safe and sound...
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Aug 17, 2017 12:07pm
Obsolete planes used to use in ww2. Please ground thsese f7p or f7pgs.
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Aug 17, 2017 12:20pm
Quite a few crashes in short span of time. Loss is irrevocable if pilot is lost along with the plan. PAF should look into this seriously and fix what ever causes are involved in the crash.
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Aug 17, 2017 12:25pm
Made in China plane survived 15 years. No need to expect more.
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Aug 17, 2017 12:30pm
Made in China. Third plane in 2 months.
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Aug 17, 2017 12:36pm
@Einstein babar. If you consider its origins then yes F7 is based on a soviet MIG but is built in china. But if you go by origin then everything chinese is a ripoff..actually even JF17 also is a chinese ripoff of a soviet MIG. Anyhow these training accidents or unfortunate but happen worldwide, glad no loss of life here.
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Aug 17, 2017 12:45pm
Serious reconsideration needed to set the normal attrition rate for these flying machines, Our pilots are far more valuable. If these machines have served there purpose, please move on, ground them.Too many accidents and loss of precious lives.
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Aug 17, 2017 01:00pm
Typical made in china product!!!
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Aug 17, 2017 01:04pm
All Praise be to GOD for saving the pilot. Felt so relieved to know that he is alive.
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Aug 17, 2017 01:04pm
Are these so called experts Chinese??
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Aug 17, 2017 01:09pm
@AW : We need to purchase American or French made planes..
America, France, UK, Sweden and Russia will not be able to supply any aircraft to Pakistan because of specific clauses in their very recent defense purchase agreements with India.
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Aug 17, 2017 01:14pm
22% of the fleet has crashed in peace time and still go about saying it is within normal limit.
safety Index for tolerance limit seems to have been set to the rate of casualty of 90%.
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Aug 17, 2017 01:42pm
Loss of a PAF pilot is not within normal limits! These folks are gems, we really need to think about phasing these aging aircraft out and inducting JF-17 in their place.
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Aug 17, 2017 02:09pm
Chengdu J-7/F-7 Vanguard is a third-generation fighter aircraft, having its first flight in 1966.. These jets are old, outdated and no longer airworthy. We need to speed up our production of JF-17's in order to decommission and replace such outdated planes..
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Aug 17, 2017 02:39pm
I totally agree with some of the comments regarding the 'aviation experts'. Never ever heard such comments in the past.
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Aug 17, 2017 02:39pm
Made in China is never reliable, why risk it buying Chinese goods?
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Aug 17, 2017 02:50pm
I really wonder why these crashes are increasing
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Aug 17, 2017 03:53pm
In a age of missiles and drones , all manned fighter aircrafts are soon to become obsolete
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Aug 17, 2017 04:15pm
F7 should all be grounded and more F17 should be inducted.
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Aug 17, 2017 04:32pm
@Ajay Patil you should compare the number of indian air craft lost in the 20 years, you will see the difference between quality.
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Aug 17, 2017 04:33pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) The F7 PG is only 15 years old, not sure where you got your facts from but they ar wrong!
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Aug 17, 2017 04:35pm
@Justice NARADA MUNI: 'America, France, UK, Sweden and Russia will not be able to supply any aircraft to Pakistan because of specific clauses in their very recent defense purchase agreements with India.'
Non of these countries have made any such 'agreement', India tried to pressure France to deny any sale of Rafael to Pakistan while negotiations were still going on about Rafael but France did not agree to India's term. America,UK,Sweden did not make any such 'agreements' as well. Russia also did not make a deal but in fear of losing their Defense purchaser India as China has decreased supporting instead spends that money at doing R&D themselves.
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Aug 17, 2017 04:35pm
@Justice NARADA MUNI don't be surprised when they all turn to Pakistan when they need us and toss you aside. You should learn from history.
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Aug 17, 2017 05:27pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) They are in the process of being replaced with JF-17's
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Aug 17, 2017 06:11pm
@Dan , Glitches are part of any automation where even spacecrafts encounter defect and get destroyed. There is no expert-ism when it comes to technical faults. These aircraft are made for training and used for longer period which cause it to be worn out and frequently defective operating status.
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Aug 18, 2017 12:58am
F7 are licensed copy of Mig 21. this plane has claimed lot of Indian lives as well. The are called "flying coffins". The only reason India tilted from Russia towards France, US, Israel and other markets was Russia's insistence of buying these Migs as part of any other deal. Paksitan should start to develop its own aircraft.
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Aug 18, 2017 03:08pm
@Sikisher
Crew are okay ... the d.. plane should have been grounded 10 years ago ... no wonder you all called the original Russian Mig-21s "Widow maker"!!!
God knows combat pilots all over the world have families too ... at least give them safe planes to risk their lives for arm chair aviation experts!!!
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Aug 18, 2017 05:47pm
PAF zindabad
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Aug 19, 2017 03:41am
These aviation "experts" think that a crash a week of the same type of aircraft is "within normal bounds"? It is the same Chinese airplane that keeps crashing, and we Pakistanis are supposed to base our defense on it? The enemy will not have to do anything; we will wipe out our air force ourselves.
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