[tlb]

>>> “since 1963, and has put about 800 into service. But 42 percent were subsequently lost due to accidents.”

Holy Cr8p! I would rather go up with a handful of balloons! ;-)

Percentage-wise that’s a little worse then the Luftwaffe’s experience with the Lockheed F-104 Lawn Dart, but not by much.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

The Luftwaffe lost 30 percent of its planes and Canada lost 50 percent of its planes.

[chipper dave]

Makes me wonder if the Indians teach their pilots how to land their planes once they take off. lol