Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  A query about Indian Navy IL-38          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Military Aviation & Space View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:03 am    Post subject: A query about Indian Navy IL-38 What role do these birds play? Navy reconaissance? http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1186471/L/ _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:13 pm    Post subject: Yup, they are Equivalent to P3C's. and Definately not for aerobatics. Navy learned it the hard way when they lost 2 IL 38's while performaing aerobatics few years ago on Goa. Based in Goa and Arkonnam. Cheers Shivendra Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:42 pm    Post subject: How many in the Fleet. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:26 pm    Post subject: 4. They had 6 but lost 2 so only 4 left Cheers Shivendra Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:42 am    Post subject: _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:03 pm    Post subject: Yeah. They are supposed to be secret. Same way as Area 51. Govt denies it but the whole world knows. Cheers Shivendra Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:04 am    Post subject: Thanks Shiv. So Apart from the B707,these are secret too.What about those Experimental work on the Russian fighter jets in secret.Is that continuing regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top VABBy Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 823 Location: DEL Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:06 am    Post subject: watz so secreative abt it?? I fail understand. I guess they shud be more worried abt the Sukhoi,s and keep them underground . They wanna hide a naval aircraft which is used for spyin while the whole world knws that the best of IAF fleet is based in Pune _________________ Expeditors- You'd be surprised how far we will go for you www.expeditors.com Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:47 am    Post subject: The logic is outdated.As Photography on Tarmac is banned while Sattelite Photos give a plan view regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:43 pm    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: Thanks Shiv. So Apart from the B707,these are secret too.What about those Experimental work on the Russian fighter jets in secret.Is that continuing regds MEL Which 707's Mel? Sorry but i don't have any Idea. The other SECRETS are ARC's IL 76 and Gulfstream. Cheers Shivendra Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:35 pm    Post subject: The B707 that was used for In Air Border patrolling.Used to do its Mx at the Hangar near airworks india. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:15 pm    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: The B707 that was used for In Air Border patrolling.Used to do its Mx at the Hangar near airworks india. regds MEL Sorry I have no Info abt that. If it was operated by IAF i would have definately known. Maybe BSF or ARC may be operating. Cheers Shivendra Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:07 am    Post subject: http://www.boeing-jets.ch/daten/prod_list/b707/b707_prod_list.htm The B707 production list for those Interested. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:00 pm    Post subject: Quote: 19248 549 12.02.67 VT-DVB Air India 12.02.67 337B K2900 Indian Air Force 02.04.87 VT-DVB Indian Air Force/Aviation Research Centre s09.98 K2900 Indian Air Force ret/rr s01.00 Yup it's an ARC aircraft. 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