All joking aside, that does seem to be a capable aircraft. The mismatched plaid quip comes from my having to share elevator rides at Bechtel with Indian engineers dressed jsut that way (annd with copious BO). That was decades ago, btw.
You must have been riding the same Bechtel elevators that my dad did. I recall him commenting on the indifferent hygienic practices of some of the imported engineers. A fondness for garlic was another elevator winner.
Concur. It’s a “fine” aircraft as in “good enough.”
I wouldn’t pick these for a deep strike in enemy territory, but they’d do fine in a group defending India against China or Pakis.
Certainly better than the Mig21, and with the correct tactics (and numbers) would be a real threat to any plane in the air — certainly anything China has in numbers.
Quick, maneuverable, cheap.