Military Aviation Commander: F-16 is not broken, there is a deviation in the operation of a system
After landing the F-16 Block 70 fighter, a deviation was found in the work of one of the systems, which does not mean that the aircraft was broken, the commander of the Air Force told an extraordinary press conference by Major, Nikolay Rusev. Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and Defense Chief Emil Eftimov were not present.
The comment comes after information is being spinning on social networks that the aircraft is second -hand. Today, the plot was continued by GERB leader Boyko Borisov, who accused President Rumen Radev of spreading rumors among journalists that the fighter was broken.
« Radev wrapped up to journalists that he had been broken F -16 and did not fly to ask Zapryanov (ed.
Borisov threatened with dismissal close to Radev if it turns out that the F-16 was a « broken plane »
President Radev did not remain obliged to him and also commented to journalists: « We paid dearly for the F-16, we waited for a long time, we would maintain him very difficult and expensive, but that was the choice of Mr. Borisov. Instead of washing his hands with the flyers and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, who are working and wondering how to compensate for the political funds, so this otherwise wonderful airplane can be maintained in operational and fly. «
This is an aviation technique not a bicycle
« The reception procedure is not the weapons of the F-16 aircraft is long, » Rusev said. He specified that the admission procedure is in two parts – technical and flying.
In the « F-16 Home » are upset by the news that allies are starting to doubt orders
Gen. Rusev said the aircraft would come into operation after two flights with it from Bulgarian pilots were carried out and they report that all indicators are normal. We are working with teams of the manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force to put the aircraft into operation, « he added.
Gen. Nikolay Rusev emphasized that while the aircraft is accepted in its technical part, the open deviation will be put into the normal Technique, not a bicycle, « the Air Force Commander said.
