April 09, 2004: Pakistan Air Force test pilots, Squadron Leader Muhammad Ehsanul Haq and Squadron Leader Rashid Habib, flew two sorties of 30 minutes each in the skies of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province of China.
The day signifies an important day in the history of aviation in Pakistan. The PAF test pilots flew the newly manufactured single-seat JF-17 "Thunder" prototype-1 aircraft for the first time. During the flight, the pilots evaluated the flight performance of the aircraft in different phases of flight and reported that they were extremely happy with the excellent performance of the aircraft in all phases of its flight.
With these flights, the Pakistani pilots have joined the chosen team of "Thunder" test pilots, which already includes the Chinese test pilots.
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