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  • in reply to: [Accident Report] Recent ROCAF accidents in Taiwan #2378013
    Don Chan
    Participant

    2 November 2009:
    IDF.
    Tai Nan Composite Wing, ROCAF, based at Tai Nan AB.
    During air-to-mud training, misfired its cannon.

    On 2 November, in the morning, two IDFs carried BDU-33 25-pound training bombs. Reportedly, the mission computer only showed the number of bombs, and showed the number of cannon ammo as zero.
    During air-to-mud training, one of the IDF pilots, with family name Chen, believed the cannon ammo counter, pressed the cannon trigger, and he and his wingman didn’t notice he’d misfired the cannon.
    After they RTB, the ground crew should’ve done a series of inspections: fuel or oil amounts, fuselage skin, ordnance, &c; but their inspections weren’t comprehensive.

    On 3 November, in the afternoon, as the concerned IDF was tasked with another training sortie on 4 November morning, the ground crew were ordered to download the cannon combat ammo, and upload the cannon training ammo. About 6 PM, they did this, and didn’t inspect the downloaded combat ammo.

    On 4 November, in the morning, the ammo managing crew inspected the downloaded combat ammo, noticed 25 rounds were missing, and reported to the supervision chief, Colonel WANG De Yang. Wang didn’t form an investigation team within two hours, and delayed reporting to ROCAF Command and ROCAF Operations Command.

    The concerned pilot and personnel received a demerit.

    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/06/14/junshi04-1272152.htm

    2 June 2010:
    F-16B.
    21st Squadron, 455th Composite Wing, ROCAF, based at Chia Yi AB.
    UH-1H.
    ROCA.
    Near-miss, while F-16 was descending above Chia Yi AB.

    9:40 AM, during RTB, guided by Tai Chung tower, ATC requested F-16 to descend to 6,000′, and await next instruction. Pilots didn’t echo the request, and descended to 5,300′.
    Student pilot thought tower said 3,000′. Instructor pilot in rear seat, realised the mistake, took control, climbed to 6,000′, and near-missed a ROCAF UH-1 at 4,300′, under the F-16.
    About 10 AM, F-16 landed at Chia Yi AB.
    Same afternoon, civil aviation authority warned Chia Yi AB that this violated the international regulation of horizontal separation five NM and vertical separation 1,000′.

    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/06/10/junshi04-1270471.htm
    http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100610/17/2783b.html
    http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100610/17/277nr.html

    in reply to: F-104s in Star Trek #2378023
    Don Chan
    Participant

    ] Ah, but…

    “Fascinating, Captain.” 8D

    in reply to: F-104s in Star Trek #2378759
    Don Chan
    Participant

    The International F-104 Society site has updated its accident report and photos of USAF F-104C C/N 183-1243, S/N 57-0926 / FG-926, one of the F-104s seen in ST:TOS (Star Trek: The Original Series), S1 E19 (Season 1, Episode 19).

    http://www.i-f-s.nl/cn/183-1243.html

    “183-1243 (F-104C)
    USAF 57-926/FG-926″

    in reply to: Tora! Tora! Tora! director dead #1126631
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100605_zero_ace_recalls_missions_over_midway_pearl_harbor.html

    Zero ace recalls missions over Midway, Pearl Harbor

    POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 05, 2010
    By Gregg K. Kakesako

    Kaname Harada, a Japanese Zero fighter pilot who downed five U.S. torpedo planes during the Battle of Midway 68 years ago, believes “war is a horrible thing.”

    Don Chan
    Participant

    27 May 2010:
    Unspecified domestically produced new type jet fighter with two engines.
    Nan Jing AF, PLAAF, based at an AB in Jiang Nan area (area south of Chang Jiang River).
    Emergency landed.

    Pilot was YE Jiang. Regiment commander. 2,000+ hours. Deputy commander of the mission.

    1 PM, took off for training.
    2:36 PM, Ye was flying a low-altitude course.
    2:37:19 PM, at 16 m AGL, right engine flamed out. He throttled right engine to idle, and relied on left engine to control altitude and speed.
    Pitching up, slipping or yawing, and decelerating. Couldn’t accelerate, couldn’t afterburn, engine nozzle couldn’t enlrage, hydraulics pressuring dropping, low altitude, &c. If forced afterburn, left engne may flame out. Shouldn’t pitch up, or may stall.
    Ahead was residential area, and left was Qun Shan Mountain. Decided to turn right and towards some water.
    (Doesn’t say lake, river, or sea?)

    2:38:04 PM, at 100 m AGL, flew level, and accelerated to 370 km/h. Tower advised: maintain 100 m AGL, at 400 km/h.

    2:39:48 PM, climbed to 980 m, and ordered to emergency land.

    2:43:14 PM, climbed to 2,230 m. Still carried plent of fuel, so loitered to waste fuel, tried to prevent heavy landing, and flew into landing course.
    2:46:08 PM, main hydraulics pressure gauge was “0”. Couldn’t brake or extend flaps. Weight was 2,000 kg more than normal landing weight, and 400 kg more than max landing weight.
    Heaving landing may blow out tires, damage landing gear, or… accidentally affect the fuel tanks.

    2:47 PM, guided by tower commander LI Guo Hua, touched down. Shut down left engine, deployed drag chute, pulled emergency brake handle three times, continuously corrected heading, and stopped 100 m from end of runway, by 2:50 PM.

    Accident investigation claims cause is engine mechanical quality problem: turbine blades broke, and turbine frame cracked.

    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/06/05/junshi01-1268110.htm
    http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2010/06/05/5103655.html

    in reply to: Hot Dog PLAAF; News and Photos volume 14 #2382898
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://news.sohu.com/20091019/n267496970.shtml

    F-16 cockpit flight simulator for sale in China?

    Photo taken at the China International General Aviation Conference Aviation Equipment Exhibition at Xi An, on 18 October 2009.

    in reply to: Japanese air show #2383868
    Don Chan
    Participant

    18 May 2010:

    “US-2 first sea rescue
    Inubousaki sea
    Landing, emergency airlift from fishing ship”

    US-2. 9904.
    71st Koukuutai, 31st Koukuugun, JMSDF, based at Iwakuni JMSDF AB, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

    On Pacific Ocean, 630 km east of Inubousaki Cape, Chiba Prefecture, rescued sick male crew member (51) from Dai 17 Tokuei Maru [17th Tokuei Maru, 498 tons] of Owase Fishing Association, Mie Prefecture.

    Fishing ship contacted 2nd District HQ, JCG. JCG contacted 4th Koukuugun, JMSDF, based at Atsugi.
    10:10, P-3C 5041 of 3rd Kuu, JMSDF, took off. 10 crew with Commander [Teisei Tarou? Tsutsumi Seitarou?].
    US-2 9904, forward based at Atsugi, also took off. 11 crew with Lieutenant Commander Hirayama Takenobu.

    P-3C arrived, identified fishing ship, and guided US-2. 12:36, US-2 landed.
    Medics in rubber boat took patient from ship to aircraft. 13:09, took off.
    14:45, landed at Haneda AP, Toukyou.

    Heisei 19 [2007] March, first US-2 assigned to 71st Kuu. Now has four.
    Previous medevac missions included Ogasawara Islands, but this time first sea landing.

    http://www.asagumo-news.com/news/201005/100527/10052714.htm

    in reply to: Airborne Laser Completes Laser Ground Tests #2384888
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=dti&id=news/dti/2010/06/01/DT_06_01_2010_p42-228803.xml

    Carrier Launch System Passes Initial Tests

    Jun 4, 2010

    Recent tests at NAS Lakehurst, N.J., should have builders of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sleeping more easily. The Navy’s risky bet in the design of the Ford – its reliance on an all-electric replacement for the steam catapult – appears to be paying off.

    http://www.navsea.navy.mil/default.aspx

    “Navy Laser Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in a Maritime Environment”

    WASHINGTON – Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), with support from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, for the second time successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed a threat representative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while in flight, May 24, at San Nicholas Island, Calif.

    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/27/342491/fuji-continues-to-develop-fighter-launched-uav-despite-test.html

    “Fuji continues to develop fighter-launched UAV, despite test mishap”

    DATE:27/05/10
    SOURCE:Flight International
    By Leithen Francis

    Fuji Heavy Industries is continuing to develop a fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle that can be deployed from under the wing of a fighter aircraft.

    in reply to: South Korea – ROKAF. Photo Achieve #2385186
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/05/205_66706.html

    “Recruitment of female ROTC cadets may begin next year”

    05-28-2010 19:41
    By Jung Sung-ki
    Staff reporter

    The Ministry of National Defense is considering allowing female college students to join the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program as early as next year, in an effort to secure more talented female military officers, ministry officials said Friday.

    Don Chan
    Participant

    24 May 2010:
    Fighter.
    Guang Zhou AF, PLAAF.
    Emergency landed.

    Pilot was LUO Xian Min.

    Unspecified domestically produced new type fighter.
    11:19 AM, during conversion training, his second sortie of the day, while manoeuvring, warnings as voice in headphones and on displays, about engine rev speed was dropping.
    He was 85 klicks from home base, throttled back to 84.9%, and reported to the tower.
    The tower deputy commander = division commander LI Ke Qiang ordered him to maintain throttle at under 85%, and RTB for emergency landing.
    The tower ordered other fighters to climb and fly levelly, and diverted civilian flights.
    11:25 AM, seven klicks from home base, readied to land.
    11:26 AM, safely landed.

    Cause of engine rev speed drop was fragments or powders in lubricants.

    On 27 May 2010, Luo was awarded a third class merit.

    http://www.hkcd.com.hk/content/2010-05/29/content_2532110.htm
    http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/05/28/junshi01-1264500.htm

    in reply to: Hot Dog PLAAF; News and Photos volume 14 #2388846
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100524/17/268er.html

    1954.05:
    B-17.
    34th Squadron, ROCAF.
    Shot down and crashed, in or near China.

    As of May 2010, bodies not recovered, and not returned to Taiwan.

    1955.05.14:
    B-26.
    34th Squadron, ROCAF.
    Shot down and crashed, in or near China.

    As of May 2010, bodies not recovered, and not returned to Taiwan.

    http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100524/58/267yt.html

    Three ROCAF Black Bat Squadron crew’s burial locations are still unknown.

    1956.06.23:
    KIA at Guang Feng, Jiang Xi Province.

    1957.11.05:
    KIA at Lu Qiao, Zhe Jiang Province.

    1959.05.30:
    KIA at coastal Guang Dong Province.

    in reply to: Female Aviators #2389765
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/06/airforce_dunlop_commander_060210w/

    “1st female fighter pilot [sic] chosen to command wing”

    Posted : Wednesday Jun 2, 2010 16:25:11 EDT
    By Bruce Rolfsen – Staff writer

    Col. Dawn Dunlop, the first woman to fly the F-22 Raptor, will soon achieve another milestone when she becomes the first female test pilot to lead an Air Force wing.

    (IMO, “fighter female pilot”, not “female fighter pilot”.)

    http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Afghanistan/flying-air-force-15-fighter-jet-combat-mission/story?id=10741556

    “Exclusive: Flying Above Afghanistan on F-15E Fighter Combat Mission
    First Journalist to Ever Fly on a Combat Mission in Bomb-Laden Air Force Fighter Jet”

    BAGRAM, Afghanistan, May 26, 2010
    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By MARTHA RADDATZ

    ] She sure looks cute in that flightsuit though.

    Agreed.
    BTW, if I get to be a SLB (self-loading baggage) in a jet fighter, I guess I’d barf during the first roll or turn. 8D

    in reply to: Female Aviators #2390104
    Don Chan
    Participant

    http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/wiltonbulletin/news/localnews/59374-legacy-of-wwii-women-pilots-finally-takes-wing.html

    “Legacy of WWII women pilots finally takes wing”

    Saturday, 22 May 2010 14:00
    Written by Joan Lownds

    On the icy Thanksgiving morning of Nov. 23, 1943, Hazel Ah Ying Lee, a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), attempted a landing of the new bomber she was test-flying solo to Great Falls, Mont. She collided with another pilot flying too close because he didn’t have his radio on, and both planes exploded into flames. Ms. Lee, 32, one of the 1,074 elite “flygirls” in the pioneering program, was killed in the crash.

    Don Chan
    Participant

    9 April 2010:
    Helo with two or more engines.
    Assigned to Sovremenny Class destroyer 139 Ning Bo, East Sea Fleet, PLAN.

    7:55 (probably AM), at sea, during ASW training with Ning Bo, right engine lubricant pressure dropped to “0”. Crew heard right engine bearing stem grinding noise. Pilot shut down right engine, and increased left engine.

    7:58, flight commander ordered Ning Bo to prepare for helo single-engine landing.
    Helo self weight was 10 tons. To lighten up, tactical commander jettisoned sonar buoys and signal rounds.

    8:28, helo descended. 185 m to 90 m. 109 km/h to 50 km/h. LSO NI Rong waved off its first landing.
    8:31, helo went around.
    8:36, second wave-off.
    8:40, third descent.
    8:42, landed on Ning Bo.

    Three crew were OK.
    Pilot: SUN Zi Wu. Regiment deputy commander.
    Tactical commander: WANG Mao Xiang.
    ASW operator: WANG Li Zhi.

    On 18 May 2010, Sun was awarded a second class merit.

    http://www.cns.hk:89/gn/news/2010/05-22/2298323.shtml

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