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By: 11th August 2000 at 18:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Advanced trainers
the T-38 uses J85, but to add to samsung's plane, i think its now under something like "Korean Aerospace" company which they combined all the major aerospace companies into one to get this to go through and save some money....so, the final answer is the Korean Golden Eagle has recently been approved...as for other trainers, how about the L-159? i know its based on an older airframe ~10years? but the Chechs are buying themselves...AMX is getting a face lift, are there any new trainer versions?
By: 13th August 2000 at 03:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Aermacchi M-346 !
The K-8 build jointly has China and Pakistan has made few significant inroads.
Egypt has ordered 80 with licence to assemble, Mynamar has bought 24, Zimbabwa 12, nd has becaome serious contender with UAE, Bangladesh, Iran, and Sri Lanka.
By: 14th August 2000 at 14:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Aermacchi M-346 !
I don't know Pakistan's role in the K-8.True it's a joint P-c program but as I remember,it was never built in pakistan at all.
By: 15th August 2000 at 16:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Aermacchi M-346 !
25% of K-8's parts are build in Pakistan including vertical stablizers and external drop tanks.
By: 16th August 2000 at 20:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Advanced trainers
Does anyone know if the S-54/55 from Sukhoi is still in development, or is the project totally abandonned? I heard Sukhoi will modify it for the LFI/LFS project. But is it only a vague idea, or is it a good concept, or concrete plans? I really would like more about this plane, and also about the LFI/LFS. (I've seen the MiGplans for it, and I must say it really looks like a JSF kind of thing, but I don't think they want to hear that... (by the way: can MiG afford another ambitious project? The MiG 1.44 has demanded a lot of money. Is MiG financially healthy enough to support that much project?))
About the Yak-130; which version is the final one? I have seen some pictures with winglets on its wings and one without them, but with little winglets on the top of the intakes.
Bredero
By: 17th August 2000 at 22:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Advanced trainers
the vertical sufaces on the wing has been moved to the root areas..this is to cure spanwise flow problems and provide a suction plate for the vortices from the LERX (kinda like solving F-18's problems!)
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By: Bredero - 10th August 2000 at 20:06
Where's the time when there were over 3000 messages on this forum? ...
The only thing that can change this is by creating new topics.
Let's give it a shot.
Well: Which constructors are currently developping jet trainers?
The only two new types I know (which actually fly) are the MiG-AT and the Yak-130.
I believe there will be a enormeous market for such planes in the future (replacing the T-38, Alpha Jet, Hawk, L-39, L-59,...) but why aren't there others who are working on a jet trainer? (OK, there is the MAKO concept from DASA, but it isn't very concrete)
Can anyone give some comment on the next questions:
How are the MiG-AT and Yak130 doing right now?
Are there any other types currently developping?
Aren't jettrainers too expensive?
Bredero