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  • #61
    SLAF Air disaster: http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-...ane-crash.html

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    • #62
      Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
      Breaking News: Antonov crashes short of RML runway

      According to Derana TV an Antonov crashed while landing at Ratmalana. At least 4 fatalities have been confirmed.

      the only link i could find for now: http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-...ane-crash.html
      Sad news. Do you know rego of the Antonov which was crashed?

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      • #63
        Originally posted by banuthev View Post
        Sad news. Do you know rego of the Antonov which was crashed?
        SCM-864. Delivered in 1996

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        • #64
          Sri Lanka's C130 aircraft grounded in quake-hit Nepal after engine trouble

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          COLOMBO (EconomyNext) - Sri Lanka's C130 transport aircraft which rushed emergency supplies, medical and relief personnel to Nepal suffered engine trouble and was unable to return home Sunday as previously scheduled, official sources said,.

          The aircraft which was due to evacuate 35 Sri Lankan students from Nepal developed engine trouble that forced the aircraft to abort take off and return to the parking area of the busy airport of the landlocked nation.

          Official sources said an air force from another South Asian nation offered to ferry spare parts to repair the Sri Lankan air force C130 so that it could fly back probably tomorrow or the day after.

          The aircraft had planned another sortie on Monday along with an aircraft of SriLankan Airlines which was to take about 180 doctors and nursing staff who had volunteered to join the internationally-backed relief operation.

          Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said at a public meeting in Colombo that the Nepali authorities had allocated a town some 40 kilometres away from the capital to base Sri Lankan relief workers.

          The prime minister said he had been told that the birth place of the Buddha, Lumbini, had been spared the destruction of the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake and after shocks which have claimed more than 2,200 lives according to an official count by Sunday afternoon.

          "We consider this an earth quake that hit us because it is in the birth place of the Buddha," Wickremesinghe said. "We will make sure that we will rebuild the city that has been allocated to us."

          Former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl, made significant donation towards construction after witnessing devastation caused by tsunami
          A bit of shame! How many C130 are currently operating for Sri Lanka Airforce? Any idea Sri Lanka Airforce is still operating those old Antonovs? I think Sri Lanka Airforce need some good aircraft in the fleet and they have to give good maintanance for these C130s.

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          • #65
            Originally posted by banuthev View Post
            A bit of shame! How many C130 are currently operating for Sri Lanka Airforce? Any idea Sri Lanka Airforce is still operating those old Antonovs? I think Sri Lanka Airforce need some good aircraft in the fleet and they have to give good maintanance for these C130s.
            Indeed! How shame for a reliable aircraft to have a technical fault :/. Currently there is only 1 C 130 operating for Sri Lanka Airforce. Sri Lanka Airforce still operates the Antonovs, but now they are all grounded after the crash, but after the investigation they will start flying. Yes, SLAF needs to have some good aircrafts and they use the parts from the other C 130 which they have with them (obviously that is no longer flying.)
            Haleef Ismail
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            • #66
              i believe it's not about how new the C130s are, its about maintenance and preventive maintenance

              Singapore flies the B and H models, and have no issues, as they spend a lot of time on maintenance

              I would really like to know if the SLAF 130 took off with MEL'd items.

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              • #67
                Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                A bit of shame! How many C130 are currently operating for Sri Lanka Airforce? Any idea Sri Lanka Airforce is still operating those old Antonovs? I think Sri Lanka Airforce need some good aircraft in the fleet and they have to give good maintanance for these C130s.
                SLAF had two 130K I think.

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                  SLAF had two 130K I think.
                  This is correct, ex tankers of the RAF refurbished and bought I think in the early 2000's.

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                  • #69
                    C 130 Back in Colombo.

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                    • #70
                      Originally posted by Srilankan1 View Post
                      C 130 Back in Colombo.
                      Is it true C130 faced a technical issue when it fly from Pakistan to Sri Lanka ?



                      SLAF Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing
                      A special aircraft, belonging to the Sri Lanka defence forces, carrying eight horses from Pakistan to Sri Lanka made an emergency landing at the Pune International Airport on Thursday due to a technical snag. Intelligence agencies and police swung into action within minutes and the horses and their Pakistani handlers were stationed at the Pune Race Course, Indian Express reported.
                      As per the information given by sources from the Pune airport’s security division, the eight horses were being sent to Colombo from Islamabad as part of a friendly exchange between the Pakistan Army and Sri Lanka Army. The engine of the C-130 military transport aircraft developed a snag mid-air and the plane had to make an emergency landing at the airport around midnight.
                      Sources said eight horses bred in Pakistan, eight personnel from the Sri Lanka defence forces, four horse handlers, who are citizens of Pakistan, and a Pakistan Army officer were on board. A team comprising personnel from the intelligence bureau, military intelligence, airport security and local police spoke to those on board and recorded their statements.
                      A senior police officer, who did not wish to be named, said, “The horses and their handlers were moved to Pune Race Course. They will be stationed there till the snag is rectified. The members of the Sri Lankan team have been stationed at a hotel in Balewadi. We have been told that some spare parts of the engine of this transport aircraft will be flown to Pune by another aircraft and these personnel and horses will be in Pune till the problem is resolved. It might take another day.” Sources from intelligence agencies said their team was pressed into action as there were a lot of ‘questions marks’ about the incident.

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                      • #71
                        Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                        Is it true C130 faced a technical issue when it fly from Pakistan to Sri Lanka ?

                        Shame! My favorite bird of SLAF are the two C-130s :/
                        Haleef Ismail
                        www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                        • #72
                          Our two C130s are more than 40 years old.Only one is operational.Its time to buy new C130. New Government have good relationship with US and Western Countries,So now this is the time get use of it.

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                          • #73
                            Does anyone know if this is true?
                            Pakistan is expected to secure an agreement for the sale of the JF-17 Thunder Aircraft during Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit in Sri Lanka in the first week of January 2016, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reported on Tuesday. ..

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                            • #74
                              Originally posted by Godofpower View Post
                              Is JF17 the good aircraft for our SLAF?
                              Has anyone know the what type of aircraft operating in SLAF fleet? and How many?

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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                                Is JF17 the good aircraft for our SLAF?
                                Has anyone know the what type of aircraft operating in SLAF fleet? and How many?
                                Well JF-17 is kind of based on F-7 which is used by SLAF
                                Its low cost but it can do everything from Air to Air, Ground attack and Anti-Ship.

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