HISTORY/ MAKING OF JF-17 THUNDER


                               Variants                               

 Prototypes:


                  PT-01 — First airframe configuration prototype with splitter plates on intakes. 
                                  Rolled out on 31 May 2003. First flight on 25 August 2003.

 PT-02 — First airframe configuration prototype with splitter plates on intakes.

 PT-03 — First airframe configuration prototype with splitter plates on 

                 intakes First flight in April 2004.

 PT-04 —     Second      airframe      configuration       prototype with Diverterless Supersonic Inlets (DSI) and modified vertical stabilizer. First flight on 10 May 2006. PT-04 incorporated modifications such as DSI, wider LERX, extended ventral fins, and a taller, less swept vertical stabilizer with a rectangular fairing at the tip containing electronic warfare equipment and small blister fairings at the base containing Missile Approach Warning sensors. The PT-04 prototype was primarily used for avionics and weapon qualification tests.

PT-05 — Second airframe configuration prototype with DSI and modified vertical stabilizer.

PT-06 — Second airframe configuration prototype with DSI and modified vertical stabilizer


Production Varients:                       

                        In chronological production order:


                     JF-17A Block 1 —       Single-seat variant of the JF-17 Block 1. Production in China began in June 2006 and in Pakistan in 2007. The first three Chinese weapons to be integrated are the PL-5E II AAM, the SD-10 AAM, and the C-802A anti-shipping missile. Block 1 aircraft had performed "better than expected" according to PAF Air Commodore Junaid. Production of Block 1 was completed on 18 December when the fiftieth aircraft— 58% of which was produced in Pakistan—was delivered. A Block 1 JF-17 costs approximately US$15 million per unit.

               JF-17A Block 2 —   Single-seat variant of the JF-17 Block 2. Production began on 18 December 2013 and initial testing began on 9 February 2015. Block 2 aircraft make use of composites in the airframe for reduced weight, air-to-air refueling capability, improved radar and avionics, enhanced load carrying capacity, data link, and electronic warfare capabilities.Chairman of PAC, Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed said: "We will hand over 16 Block-II JF-17s to the PAF every year", and that the manufacturing plant has the capacity to produce 25 units in a year. According to local media, PAC rolled out the 16th Block 2 aircraft in December 2015 enabling the JF-17's 4th squadron formation A Block 2 JF-17 costs approximately US$25 million per unit.

                 JF-17B Block 2 —          Dual-seat variant of the JF-17 Block 2. First flight in Chengdu, China on 27 April 2017. Serial production in China and Pakistan from 2018 to 2020. A total of 26 aircraft built - first four at Chengdu and remaining 22 at Kamra. Its multi-roles include use as a (i) JF-17 conversion trainer; (ii) Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT); (iii) ground-attack aircraft; and(iv) reconnaissance aircraft. Apart from the dual-seat, larger dorsal spine, and a more swept-back tail, another difference between the JF-17B and the JF-17A is that the JF-17B carries fuel in its vertical stabiliser, which the JF-17A does not. The JF- 17B houses integral fuel tanks like the F-16. Each wing houses 550 Ib while the vertical tail houses 210 lb, which, together with the internal fuel load, totals 4,910 Ib of fuel. Together with the three external fuel drop-tanks, the aircraft can carry a total 10,000 Ib fuel load. The JF-17B Block 2s will be retrofitted with the NRIET/CETC KLJ-7A Air-cooled Airborne Fire-Control Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar (license- manufactured at the Avionics Production Factory (APF) at PAC, Kamra). 

             JF-17 Block 3 — First flight in Chengdu, China on 15 December 2019. Two prototypes undergoing flight tests as of December 2020, one in China and the other in Pakistan. Went into serial production at PAC Kamra on   30   December 2020. Projected to feature further advancements such as a NRIET/CETC KLJ-7A Air-cooled Airborne Fire-Control Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar (license- manufactured at the Avionics Production Factory (APF) at PAC, Kamra), a three-axis digital fly-by-wire flight control system, an infrared search and track (IRST) system, a helmet-mounted display and sight (HMD/S) system produced jointly by Pakistan and China, a missile approach warning system (MAWS) similar to the one used on the Chinese J-10C, J-16, and J-20, a new, larger, and thinner holographic wide-angle head-up display (HUD) similar to the one used on the J-10C and J-20, an enhanced electronic warfare management system, a chin- mounted hardpoint, use of more composites for further weight reduction, Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan will be eventually replaced by Guizhou WS-13 with an increased thrust, and a better thrust-to-weight ratio. The KLJ-7A can simultaneously track 15 targets and engage 4 targets. PAF officials have described the JF-17 Block 3 as a "fourth generation plus" fighter jet. The first PAC-produced JF-17 Block 3 aircraft are expected to roll out of the production line in late 2021. The PAF has placed an order for 50 JF-17 Block 3 aircraft, deliveries of which are expected to start from early 2022. 10 JF- 17 Block 3 production aircraft were photographed after their rollout at PAC Kamra in early January 2022. As of 30 January 2022, these were yet to be inducted in the PAF.


Accident of Jf-17 Thunder: 

There have been only four accidents since JF was introduced in 2007.




·    14 November 2011: A PAF JF-17A crashed during a routine training flight in the mountainous Mulla Mansoor region of Attock District while flying from PAF Base Minhas. According to the official PAF report, the crash was caused by a technical malfunction. Pakistani news reported that the pilot, Squadron Leader Muhammad Hussain, ejected but was martyr after his parachute failed to open, and that there were no civilian casualties reported on the ground. The pilot's body was discovered two kilometers from the crash site. This was the first known crash of a JF-17.

·    27 September 2016: A PAF JF-17 crashed during Exercise High Mark in the Arabian Sea. The pilot ejected successfully and there were no casualties on the ground.

·    15 September 2020: A PAF JF-17A crashed during a routine training flight near Pindigheb, Attock District. The pilot ejected successfully and there were no casualties on the ground.

·    6 August 2021: A PAF JF-17B crashed during a routine training flight in Attock District. Both pilots ejected successfully and there were no casualties on the ground.


SPECIFICATION OF JF-17 THUNDER




General Charecteristic: 

Ø Crew:                                 1 (single-seat JF-17A) or 2 (dual-seat JF-17B).

Ø Length:                              14.93 m (49 ft 0 in).

Ø Wingspan:                        9.44 m (31 ft 0 in).

Ø Height:                              4.77 m (15 ft 8 in).

Ø Wing area:                        24.43 m2 (263.0 sq ft).

Ø Empty weight:                  6,586 kg (14,520 lb).

Ø Max takeoff weight:        12,384 kg (27,302 lb).

Ø  Fuel capacity:                  2,330 kg (5,137 lb) internal fuel; 1 x

                                               800 kg (1,764 lb) centre-line drop tank;

                                               2 x 800 kg (1,764 lb) or 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) 

                                               Under-wing drop tanks.

Ø Power Plant:                     1  Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan

                                                With DEEC, 49.4 kN (11,100 lbf) thrust dry.

                                                84.4 kN (19,000 lbf) with afterburner.

Performance:

Ø Maximum speed:            1,910 km/h (1,190 mph, 1,030 kn)

Ø Maximum speed:            Mach 1.6 to 1.8

Ø Cruise speed:                  1,359 km/h (844 mph, 734 kn)

Ø Stall speed:                     150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)

Ø Range:                             1,320 km (820 mi, 710 nmi)

Ø Combat range:                 1,350 km (840 mi, 730 nmi)

Ø Service ceiling:                16,920 m (55,510 ft)

Ø g limits:                            +8/-3 (limited by flight control system)

Ø Rate of climb:                   300 m/s (59,000 ft/min)

Ø Thrust/weight:                 0.95 with RD-93 (with 50% internal fueland 2 x SRAAMs) 

Armaments:

                        Ø Guns:                             1 × 23 mm GSh-23-2 twin-barrel cannon

                                                                   Or 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-2 twin-barrel cannon.

                        Ø Hard Points:                   7 (2 × wingtip, 4 × under-wing, 1 x

                                                                   Under-fuselage) with capacity for dual ejector

                                                                    Racks on each under-wing hard point

Missiles:



Air to air missile 

        Ø      PL-5DE — (Infrared-homing short range missile).

        Ø    PL-9C — (Infrared-homing short range missile).

        Ø   PL-10E — (Infrared-homing short range missile).

        Ø   R-Darter — (Radar-homing beyond visual range missile).

        Ø   PL-12 (SD-10A) — (Radar-guided beyond visual range missile).

        Ø   PL-15E — (Radar-guided long range missile).

Air to surface missile 

        Ø   CM-102 — (Anti-radiation missile).

        Ø   MAR-1 — (Anti-radiation missile).

        Ø   LD-10 — (Anti-radiation missile).

        Ø   Ra'ad-II — (Air-launched cruise missile).

        Ø   HD-1A — (Supersonic land-attack/anti-ship cruise missile).

Anti-ship missile 

        Ø  C-601 — (Anti-ship missile).

        Ø  C-705KD — (Anti-ship missile).

        Ø  C-802AK — (Supersonic anti-ship missile).

        Ø  CM-400AKG - (Supersonic anti-ship missile).

        Ø  HD-1A — (Supersonic anti-ship/land-attack cruise missile).

Bombs:




Unguided Bombs 

              Ø   250 kg — (Pre-fragmented bomb).

        Ø  Mk-82 — (General-purpose bomb).

        Ø  Mk-83 — (General-purpose bomb).

        Ø  Mk-84 — (General-purpose bomb).

        Ø  HAFR-1/HAFR-2 — (Anti-runway bomb).

        Ø  RPB-1 — (Anti-runway bomb).

Guided Bombs 

        Ø  GBU-10 — (Laser-guided bomb)

        Ø  GBU-12 — (Laser-guided bomb)

        Ø  GBU-16 — (Laser-guided bomb)

        Ø   LT-2 — (Laser-guided bomb)

        Ø   H-2 SOW — (Precision-guided glide bomb)

        Ø   H-4 SOW — (Precision-guided glide bomb)

        Ø   GB-6 — (Precision-guided stealth glide bomb)

        Ø   NORINCO GB-250A — (250 kg Extended Range GPS/INS- Guided bomb)

        Ø   NORINCO GB-500 — (500 kg Laser-Guided Bomb)

        Ø   LS-6 — (Extended-range GPS/INS guided bomb)

        Ø  GIDS Takbir — (GPS/INS guided bomb)

        Ø  GIDS Range Extension Kit — (GPS/INS guided bomb).


Kill score of jf-17 from Pakistan:


1.        JF-17 thuder first action was operation Rah-e-Nijat in which JF-17 Thundfer Distroye enemy hidouts in Pak.




2.        JF-17 Thunder carried out its first aerial strike in which JF-17 Thunder shot down an Iranian Drone and after that the second air strike in which two indians figter jets shot down (Su-30 & Mig-21).



"JF-17 Thunder is Asia's most successful manufacture, and there is no need to prove it, because the buyer has proved to JF-17 Thunder that JF-17 Thunder is the most successful manufacture in South Asia."


 

“PAF ZINDABAAD 
 PAKISTAN PAINDABAD”




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