Pakistan Air Force IL-78 tankers

[+ghostrider883 526]

Pakistan's IL-78 Mid Air refuellers being acquired from Ukraine. They are getting four of these.

 

[Slartibartfast 153]

First one is already delivered for training purposes etc.

[Silverbolt 104]

wow, this is a tall plane...i didn't realize that i was so big.

[Slartibartfast 153]

Well they do build em big in Tashkent... I think that these are re-builds. First one was delivered 20th December after training in the Ukraine where these birds are being modified.

[SayethWhaaaa 245]

Are they still building them?? I heard (From AFM) Russia was in the sh*t because their Il-76s are reaching the end of their useful lives, very quickly, with no replacement on the horizon. I thought most of these "new" aircraft were rebuilds and refurbs of existing Il-76s.

[macelena 1,070]

Will they fit all the aircraft in PakAir? Even the F-16s and C-130s?

[Slartibartfast 153]

Yeah I think the only bird they can't refuel in the Pak Air Force is the F-16's as all the other jets have Probesor can be fitted with probes.

[+ghostrider883 526]

They have fitted refuelling probes on their Mirages(IIIs & Vs)