Jakumo:

His chances of deploying the ejector seat were slim at best.

9ijaMan:

@Jakumo,
I hope you realize that chinko F7 fighter jet was purchased by the rotten PDP administration GEJ currently heads. While the sad incidence is indeed painful, why would such not happen when the corruption in government right from the president down to the lowliest of messenger smells to the high heavens.

May the sould of the departed NAF pilot rest in peace.

xreal:

. . . such facility in a 'shinko' fighter jet? I doubt.

May the pilot's soul R.I.P .

one mopol:

Guy cant you be more sensible with your posts? Must you bring politics and your campaigns to every thread? what has PDP and GEJ got to do with this?

The planes that crash in advanced countries in western europe must have been procured by GEJ too.

I hope you are not on drugs anyway?

GAR3TH:

The fighter jet does have ejector seats and one pilot did use it. In addition the jet isn't 'Shinko', Its fairly new with modern equipment. mechanical failure is usually the cause for most fighter jet crashes. Its because fighter jets are so complex in design.

Bintus2much:

Nigerian military jet crashes, killing pilot

KANO, Nigeria — A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet crashed Tuesday while taking off from a flight school near the northern city of Kano, killing the pilot, officials said.
The plane, one of several Chinese F7 jets purchased by oil-rich Nigeria, failed to lift off from the runway the military flight school shares with Kano's Mallam Aminu International Airport around 12:30 p.m., witnesses said. The plane crashed while still on the airport's ground and immediately exploded.
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas told The Associated Press that the pilot died in the crash. Anas said the plane recently had been brought from an air base in Makurdi.
"The Nigerian Air Force headquarters has already set up an accident investigation panel to unravel the circumstances that led to the accident," Anas said in a statement. "Further details on the crash will be made known as soon as the family of the deceased pilot is informed."
Airport officials postponed some afternoon flights out of Kano, an ancient city in[b] Nigeria's Muslim north[/b], as workers struggled to put out the fire and clear debris.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has one of the biggest militaries in West Africa. Its Air Force has a fleet including fighter jets, transport aircraft and the small jets flown by its president. However, mechanical issues have grounded its planes in the past.
In 2002, a commercial airliner crashed during takeoff from Kano's airport, which sits nestled among homes and businesses in the sprawling ancient city. The airliner crashed into a neighborhood, destroying homes, mosques and a school, killing 145 people. In 1992, a military plane carrying 163 people crashed just after taking off from Lagos.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7485825.html

9ijaMan:

@Jakumo,
I hope you realize that chinko F7 fighter jet was purchased by the rotten PDP administration GEJ currently heads. While the sad incidence is indeed painful, why would such not happen when the corruption in government right from the president down to the lowliest of messenger smells to the high heavens.

May the sould of the departed NAF pilot rest in peace.

Becomrichn:

,

The downed plane was a trainer aircraft. Trainer aircrafts are usually cheap versions of the real thing (e.g. the NAF trainer ''air beatles'' of the 80's and 90's) expensive jets cost money (above $10 million or N1.5billion) and are not the first line of trainer aircrafts. Infact US and UK now use simulators cos the real thing are damn expensive, any mistake and its billions of naira down the drain. Thats also why driving schools use the the most rotten tokunbo for driving lessons.

GAR3TH:

Nigeria went for the F-7 because they are fairly cheap. . .and its similar to the Mig21 (in which nigeria operates) so its familiar to nigerian Pilots. Plus even with nigeria's old Mig21 we still dominate the skies of west-central africa. There is no threat to Nigeria, Its not like Ghana is going to attack us. so why buy expensive aircrafts like the F-22 which cost 150 million a jet or Su-33 which cost $55 Million a jet, when we already control the skies of west-central africa. Imaging if nigeria bought 20 su-33 jets, thats over 1 billion dollars. couldnt we use that 1 billion dollars for something else such as power. thats why nigeria bought 15 F-7 for $250 million which was reasonable. If Nigeria did buy su-33 or F-22 you guys will be arguing that Nigeria is wastefully spending.

GAR3TH:

Nigeria went for the F-7 because they are fairly cheap. . .and its similar to the Mig21 (in which nigeria operates) so its familiar to nigerian Pilots. Plus even with nigeria's old Mig21 we still dominate the skies of west-central africa. There is no threat to Nigeria, Its not like Ghana is going to attack us. so why buy expensive aircrafts like the F-22 which cost 150 million a jet or Su-33 which cost $55 Million a jet, when we already control the skies of west-central africa. Imaging if nigeria bought 20 su-33 jets, thats over 1 billion dollars. couldnt we use that 1 billion dollars for something else such as power. thats why nigeria bought 15 F-7 for $250 million which was reasonable. If Nigeria did buy su-33 or F-22 you guys will be arguing that Nigeria is wastefully spending.