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| PAF F-5 Fleet; Status / Retirement | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 13 2004, 11:47 AM (12,197 Views) | |
| Numbers | Jul 13 2004, 11:47 AM Post #1 |
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Mga bro, does anyone of you here know the latest status of our F5s? |
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| Isnayper | Jul 13 2004, 01:11 PM Post #2 |
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ang alam ko bro wala na kahit isang lumilipad kung meron man mga ilang minutes lang baka daw mag-disintegrate sa ere :lol: |
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| aldon | Jul 13 2004, 02:14 PM Post #3 |
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Isnayper is right. Almost all of it are in storage in Clark, with less than handful (1 hand, actually) that is barely flight capable deployed all over the Phils. |
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| Kampilan | Jul 13 2004, 02:45 PM Post #4 |
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How about the F5s we received from Taiwan, or was it South Korea? Aren't they operational too? |
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| aldon | Jul 13 2004, 02:55 PM Post #5 |
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From South Korea, yes. Those are the handful that are still barely flight capable. As far as I know, the Taiwanese F-5 deal did not push through because.. you know why. Or if it did, it'd prolly be super low-key... *shrug* |
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| donner | Jul 14 2004, 10:21 AM Post #6 |
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if our F-5s are in storage, do you guys have any info if they can be recovered like the small jet trainers the air force managed to recover a few months back? thankx |
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| Duminus | Jul 14 2004, 10:46 AM Post #7 |
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Im sure they can once they can secure some extra funding. |
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| Seventeener | Jul 14 2004, 01:00 PM Post #8 |
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if we have no more fighters that fly then what are we using for bombing the rebels in their camps? Our army troops are no longer supported by our airforce? |
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| israeli | Jul 14 2004, 01:32 PM Post #9 |
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seventeener: the Philippine Air Force is using OV-10 Bronco fixed-wing light attack aircrafts and MG520 Defender attack helicopters in counter-insurgency and close air support operations. unless you plan to do precision strikes, it is a big NO NO to use fighters such as F-5s in ground attack missions. here's a picture of an OV-10 Bronco: ![]() here's a picture of an MD500 helicopter, which is similar to the MG520 attack helicopter of the Philippine Air Force: ![]() peace! ;) |
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| aldon | Jul 14 2004, 01:48 PM Post #10 |
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Tumpak, Stoner! We need $$$. I think we still have F5 airframes that could be brought back to flight status, if we have the $$$. Those F-5A/Bs we have can still be upgraded with advanced avionics, stronger airframes, HUDs and MFDs. Just follow what the US did with the upgrade program for their T-38 trainers, turning them to advanced LIFT platforms. The T-38 is the predecessor of the F-5A/B so, in theory, the T-38 upgrade program can be retro-fitted to the F-5A/B. |
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