| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 001 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Korea Aerospace KF-21 Boramae |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Korea Aerospace KF-21 Boramae |
| Aircraft Version: | KAI KF-21 Boramae |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | South Korea - Air Force / KAI - Korea Aerospace Industries |
| Local Operator Name: | 대한민국 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SacheonMap |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: RKPS IATA: HIN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 2024 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 738828 |
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This is the first prototype of the KAI KF-21 Boramae. The aircraft saw its roll-out on 9 April 2021 and was first flown on 19 July 2022. It is seen here while returning from a one hour ten minutes test flight. It carries Diehl Defence's IRIS-T (infra-red imaging system - tail/thrust vector controlled) short-range air-to-air missiles (AIM-2000) underneath its wings and four MBDA Meteor active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) underneath the fuselage as well as two 370 gallon fuel tanks which are compatible with the F-16. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 October 2024, and has since been viewed 1057 times. |