Don Chan3 October 2010:
UH-1H. [41120?]
Chuubu Houmen Koukuutai, JGSDF, based at Yao JGSDF Base, at Yao AP, Oosaka Prefecture.
8:45, crashed, at Yao JGSDF Base.
Four male crew wounded.
Pilot was First Lieutenant Ueda Masayuki (30). Limbs lightly wounded.
Co-pilot was Second Lieutenant Yonekawa Fumihito or Yonekawa Fumito (28). Head heavily wounded.
Two mechanics were Staff Sergeants (31 and 25). Limbs lightly wounded.
From September 29, regular maintenance after every 50 flight hours. Accident during test flight after maintenance, while hovering.
Civilian witnesses claimed at height 10 m, suddenly shook left and right, and crashed.
8:43, near hangars at northeast part of AP, started engine, climbed vertically, horizontally moved west 200 m to landing and take off area, hovered, crashed, and right side landed on grass.
Crash site was 200 m from civilian building.
http://www.47news.jp/movie/general_national/oosakade_/
http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4541521.html
http://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news/web/html/201003017.html
Video news.
http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/event/accident/447107/slideshow/352805/
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20101003-OYT1T00197.htm?from=navlp
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201010/CN2010100301000099.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101003-00000010-jijp-soci.view-000
Accident photos.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101003-00000507-san-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101003-00000197-yom-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101003-00000016-mai-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101003-00000003-maip-soci
Don Chanhttp://www.nikkan.co.jp/news/nkx0420101007aaaf.html
2010.10.07:
From fiscal yer 2011, for seven years, JMOD will develop new five-tons class multi-purporse helicopter, to replace UH-1J.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20101002p2g00m0dm005000c.html
“Defense Min. to cancel contract with Toshiba to remodel fighter jet”
(Mainichi Japan) October 2, 2010
Don Chanhttp://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2010100100832
1 October 2010:
JMOD ends contract with Toshiba for data processing system for new recon aircraft that would base on F-15 and replace RF-4, because it has not achieved abilities required by JMOD.
Don Chanhttp://mytown.asahi.com/areanews/ishikawa/OSK201010010156.html
2010.10.01:
Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture.
“Kohon no Shirube” [“Mark of Basic” or “Target of Basic”] monument unveilled.
Diameter, 60 cm. Length, 1.8 m.
Based on fuel tank under F-15 that belly-landed in 2009 December. Original length, 6.6 m.
Annual air show on 2010.10.03.
Don Chanhttp://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=202703
“Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Laser Demonstration System Shows Higher Lethality, Longer Ranges at Potomac River Test Range
U.S. Navy Solid-State Laser’s Mature Technology is Ready for Marine Environment”
DAHLGREN, Va., Sept. 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tests of the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system conducted recently at the Potomac River Test Range confirmed the laser weapon system’s readiness to proceed with at-sea testing later this year, according to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), prime contractor.
Don Chan30 September 2010:
Mitsubishi MRJ production formally begins.
Ceremony at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factory in Nagoya City, for the beginning of processing horizontal tail stabiliser structural parts for MRJ.
http://www.mrj-japan.com/press_releases/news_100930.html
MHI Commences Mitsubishi Regional Jet Manufacturing
Tokyo and Nagoya, September 30, 2010 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) have jointly announced the commencement today by MHI of the manufacture of the next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).
Based on an order placed by MJET, which is developing the MRJ, MHI began cutting aluminum material for the horizontal stabilizer’s frame component of the aircraft.
With this event, the MRJ project to develop Japan’s first passenger jet has now entered the manufacturing phase, with the aircraft’s first flight scheduled in 2012.
Don Chanhttp://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/news/tochigi/local/news/20100930/390231
30 September 2010:
JGSDF flight school Utsunomiya school, JGSDF Camp Kita Utunomiya, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.
15 JGSDF helicopter pilots graduated. 2009 January, 22 students began course.
14 men and one woman. Sergeant First Class Ono Yumiko (28).
80% of all JGSDF pilots graduate at Utsunomiya school.
http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/TR20100930701.htm
29 September 2010:
F-15J.
JASDF, based at Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Special paint scheme for air show on 3 October 2010, based on Komatsu City image character Kabukki-.
Designer who won national design competition, is Enomoto Asami (23), housewife in Toukyou City.
30 mechanics painted for one month.
Don Chan29 September 2010:
F-4.
302nd Hikoutai, 7th Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki Prefecture.
During air patrol training above Pacific Ocean, 100 km northeast of AB, dropped one of eight fins on air to air radar missile, below fuselage.
Edge length, 40-45 cm. Material, titanium. Shape, triangle. Thick, 6.5 cm. Weight, 4.5 kg.
F-4 can carry maximum eight missiles.
7:20, took off.
8:05, landed.
Video news:
http://news24.jp/articles/2010/09/29/07167688.html#
http://www.ibaraki-np.co.jp/news/news.php?f_jun=12857508147290
http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2010092900703
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100929-OYT1T00935.htm
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100929-00000579-san-pol
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/policy/100929/plc1009291501010-n1.htm
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/region/kanto/ibaraki/100929/ibr1009291535005-n1.htm
Don Chan“The herocopter: Chinook notches up fourth Distinguished Flying Cross in its proud 28-year history”
Actually, I agree with the third or fourth comment below that article:
“Why are we using 28 year old aircraft?
– Mike Jones, Storrington, 26/9/2010 11:27″
Don Chan“The herocopter: Chinook notches up fourth Distinguished Flying Cross in its proud 28-year history”
Last updated at 11:26 PM on 25th September 2010
When Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune was awarded the Distinguished *Flying Cross last week, he was rightly honoured for his courage in evacuating six wounded soldiers after a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan.
But if a machine could ever win a medal for bravery, the Chinook helicopter he was flying, Bravo November, would surely qualify.
Ft Lt Fortune is the fourth pilot in the aircraft’s 28-year history to receive the DFC. During the attack, a Taliban bullet smashed the visor of his helmet, knocking him sideways.
Don ChanTo be blunt, Flight of the Intruder was one of the first military aviation novels that I read, after I tried the (then comparatively complex) flight sim based on it, as the novel’s written by a real former A-6 pilot.
Afterwards, when I read military aviation novels, I preferred those written by active or former military personnel, such as Team Yankee, written by a former US Army tank commander; and avoided, say, Larry B_nd and Tom Cl_ncy.
After the FOTI movie came out, I was disappointed the movie writers modified the protagonists’ final mission objective, and the ending.
‘Top Gun 2’ in development, with star Tom Cruise reportedly set to return
Friday, October 15th 2010, 11:36 AM
Don Chanhttp://www.mnd.gov.tw/publish.aspx?cnid=2256&p=38051
In this ROC MND bulletin (in Chinese) dated 2010/03/08, the third paragraph mentions in fiscal year 2010, one F-5 fighter and one M48A3 tank are supplied to Tu Cheng City, Taipei County.
http://www.ttcg.gov.tw/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=240&article_id=2251
In this Tu Cheng City Hall bulletin (in Chinese) dated on or before 2010-09-21, the paragraph above the imaginary pic of “F-104 4303”, mentions the new Ding Xin Park (literally means “Top New Park”) will have a baseball field, and a military equipment display area.
http://www.ttcg.gov.tw/index.php?code=list&flag=detail&ids=29&article_id=3746
This Tu Cheng City Hall bulletin (in Chinese) dated… 14 or 21 May 2010, is an Open Tender Correction Notice for the construction of the military equipment display area. The budget is NT$ 1,271,843 (US$ 40,200), and the deadline to submit bids is 27 May 2010.
Don Chan] If the F-4’s are getting unsafe to fly that’s another story, but I haven’t heard anything of that nature mentioned…at least not yet.
Agreed. I’ve been reading JASDF news for only a couple years (understatement), and I don’t remember too many recent publicised bad news about the F-4, except the occasional emergency landings.
OTOH, the F-2s and F-15s have more bad news, from broken control stick, to TFOAs (including a F-15 engine nozzle), to crashes. For some unknown reasons, F-15s in Japan and USA seem to break off, or break up, more often than F-4s, IMO?
But then, I focus on Jap F-4s, and don’t follow, say, Greek or Iranian F-4s.
Don Chanhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/27/emals_looking_good_as_sdsr_looms/
“US Navy says electric jet-flinger tech looking good
Just in time to save the Royal Navy – or just too late?”
Posted in Science, 27th September 2010 12:32 GMT
The US Navy’s plan to fit its next aircraft carrier with electromagnetic mass-driver catapults instead of steam launchers is reportedly on track, with shore trials using test weights a success.
The progress of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), the first of its kind, is of interest to the Royal Navy as it could offer a way to massively cut the money spent on the Service’s two new carriers – or, more accurately, to cut the money spent on their aeroplanes.
Top Gun laser pen nut Radu Moldovan jailed | The Sun | Home Scotland | Scottish News
Friday, 17 September 2010
Don Chanhttp://www.tvguide.com/News/Kelly-McGillis-Weds-1023272.aspx?rss=breakingnews
Top Gun’s Kelly McGillis Marries Longtime Girlfriend in Civil Union
Sep 19, 2010 10:34 AM ET
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