On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:01:18 GMT, Thomas J. Paladino Jr. wrote:
India is refusing to accept any new Sukhoi's due to poor engine reliability,
and may scrap their entire $5 billion contract with Russia....



http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsAr...toryID=3988277

India Rejects Russian Jets-Paper
Sun December 14, 2003 03:10 AM ET

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has refused to accept a new batch of Russian
Sukhoi combat jets because of a high rate of engine failure in earlier
batches bought as part of one of the country's largest arms deals, a
newspaper said on Sunday.
The Sunday Express reported the air force had also suggested to the Indian
defense ministry to stop further payments to Rosvooruzheniye, Russia's state
arms exporter. The deal to buy the fighters and make dozens more under
license is estimated to be worth about $5 billion.

I wonder which western engines, if any, would fit inside the Sukhoi
airframe?


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