Don Chanhttp://www.asagumo-news.com/news/201005/100520/10052011.htm
19 March 2010:
JASDF TPC (Test Pilot Course) 40th anniversary ceremony, at Gifu AB.
Note F-104s in second and third photos from bottom. 8D
http://kanto01.exblog.jp/13451480/
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/region/kanto/saitama/100521/stm1005211805005-n1.htm
21 May 2010:
EC135 P2i. JA310A. “Sakitama”.
Dasaitama Prefectural Police.
New helicopter public display ceremony, at Iruma AB, Iruma City, Dasaitama Prefecture.
Don Chan6 May 2010:
Fighter-trainer. Possibly JJ-7.
Ji Nan AF, PLAAF, based at Ji Nan, Shan Dong Province.
Crashed.
Front-seater: Captain FENG Si Guang (28). Third class pilot.
In June 2005, joined the PLAAF Academy.
In June 2007, graduated at the PLAAF 3rd Aviation School.
Wife is TIAN Wen Jun. Got their marriage certificate in August 2009, but hadn’t performed wedding ceremony.
Rear-seater: ZHANG De Shan. Squadron commander.
At night, during night training, after the second touch-and-go, at 9:30 PM and 50 m AGL, engine flamed out. Zhang reported the flame-out to the tower.
The tower commander = division chief of staff SHEN Shu Fan told the pilots to eject.
Ahead of them was a brightly lit night market in a residential area, near Ji Nan City. Both pushed their control sticks, and turned away the plane. AOA dropped from +12.3 degrees to -9.8 degrees; flight data recorder recorded control sticks were pushed forwards 44 mm.
Then, they ejected. Zhang successfully ejected 1.1 sec before Feng.
Feng ejected at 32 m and AOA -16 degrees, his chute didn’t open, and bought the farm. Crash site was 230 m from residential area with about 4,000 residents.
On 7 May 2010, Feng was posthumously awarded the title of “Revolution Martyr”. His funeral ceremony was at his home city Liao Cheng, Shan Dong Province, on 12 May 2010.
Apparently, Zhang’s blog, with more gory details:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_67f9a8350100ioil.html?tj=1
Photos:
http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/05/21/junshi01-1260785.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-05/20/content_13525957.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-05/20/content_13525957_1.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-05/20/content_13525957_2.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2010-05/20/content_13526088.htm
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100520/4/i4qz.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100520/5/2605u.html
Don Chanhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-05-14-1Adeathray14_CV_N.htm?csp=34
“‘Star Wars’ meets reality? Military testing laser weapons”
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
Are we finally witnessing the dawn of the “death ray”?
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-edward-uhl-20100515-19,0,2750193.story
“Edward G. Uhl, co-inventor of the bazooka and former president of Fairchild Industries, dies at 92”
May 15, 2010
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun
latimes.com
Edward G. Uhl dies at 92; co-inventor of the bazooka
The former aerospace executive helped create what was originally named the M1 Rocket Launcher during World War II. He went on to oversee the development of several missiles.
Don Chan11 March 2010:
F-16.
ROCAF, based at Chia Yi AB.
IDF.
ROCAF, based at Tai Nan AB.
2 PM, during formation flight, IDF got loss, and almost had near-miss with a F-16. Separation was about 200 m.
Accident IDF was wingy of a flight of two that took off at Tai Nan AB. Leader was acting as attacker, and wingy was escorting the leader, but wingy lost sight of the leader, and wandered off their original flight path.
At 4,000′, accident IDF wandered near a F-16 that at 4,000′, was returning to Chia Yi AB. Horizontal separation was about two NM, less than the safe three NM.
ATC saw the situ, and requested IDF to climb to 5,000′. During its climb, vertical separation with F-16 was 900′, and less than the safe 1,000′.
On 16 May 2010, ROCAF Command confirmed IDF pilot was punished.
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100516/60/25r76.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100516/17/25rbd.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100516/5/25r2q.html
Don Chanhttp://response.jp/article/2010/05/14/140424.html
16 May 2010:
AH-1S, AH-64D, OH-1, etc.
JGSDF, at Kasumigaura JGSDF Base, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Kasumigaura JGSDF Base 57th anniversary, and Kantou supply depot 12th anniversary.
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201005/CN2010051401000756.html
14 May 2010:
UAV helicopter.
UAV squadron, Chuubu Houmentai, JGSDF, at Imadu JGSDF Base, Shiga Prefecture.
Shown to reporters by 3rd Division, JGSDF, at Senzo JGSDF Base, Hyougo Prefecture.
Don Chanhttp://mainichi.jp/area/tochigi/news/20100603ddlk09040066000c.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/region/kanto/tochigi/100602/tcg1006021137004-n1.htm
1 June 2010:
UH-1J.
Aviation School Utsunomiya branch school, Kita Utsunomiya JGSDF Base, JGSDF, based at Utsunomiya AP.
14:50, after maintenance, during ground test, started engine, suddenly turned left 200 degrees, and tail rotor collided with electricity generator car, parked beyond main rotor diameter.
Three mechanics in helicopter, not wounded.
No person on electricity generator car.
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/donai/231201.html
13 May 2010:
OH-6.
2nd Hikoutai, 2nd Division, JGSDF, based at Asahikawa, Hokkaidou.
During flight, dropped “safety line” from engine exhaust pipe.
Diameter, 0.5 mm. Length, 182 cm. Stainless steel. Weight, 3 g.
From 11:00, for 40 minutes, flew above Asahikawa City and Touma Town.
Don Chanhttp://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2010/20100512185243.asp
2010.05.12:
At Aomori AP, Aomori Prefecture, USAF F-16 repaired and departed, for USAF AB at Bu San, ROK.
10:00, prepared to depart.
13:25, took off, in foggy weather.
Missiles were dismounted.
8 December 2010:
SAR helicopter.
USAF, based at Kadena AB, Okinawa Prefecture.
11:45, emergency landed at medevac heliport, Tonaki Island, Tonaki Village, Okinawa Prefecture.
Rotor transmission warning light.
Not member of Japan-USA joint exercise.
No person wounded.
After two and half hours, took off.
Decided as warning light malfunction.
2004 and 2009, SAR helicopter of Kadena AB also emergency landed at Tonaki Island.
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201012/CN2010120801000916.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/disaster/101208/dst1012081941005-n1.htm
(Snore.)
Don Chanhttp://www.373news.com/modules/pickup/index.php?storyid=23881
11 May 2010:
XP-1.
JMSDF, based at Kanoya JMSDF AB.
8:00, first test flight, for three hours.
May 8, arrived from Atsugi JMSDF AB.
Scheduled to operational as P-1 at Atsugi JMSDF AB, from late 2011.
P-3C began retire from 2009. In 2009, one P-3C retired at Kanoya JMSDF AB.
Don Chan21 April 2010:
F-16.
ROCAF, based at Chia Yi AB.
2:01 PM, after take-off, at about 6,000′ AGL, near-miss with a Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander aerial photo plane, B-68802, of ROC Aviation Co Ltd (or “Da Peng Aviation” in Chinese).
http://www.aloha.com.tw/company/0/tradeinfo.asp?id=897348
Horizontal separation was 1.62 NM = about 3,000 m. Vertical separation was 400′ = about 133 m, less than the regulation 1,000′.
Civil aviation bureau said “near-miss” is defined as less than 500 m. The Da Peng plane was at correct altitude of 6,000′ and flight course.
The Da Peng plane, flown by two retired military pilots, was from Song Shan AP, Taipei, to Kao Hsiung (Gao Xiong), for an aerial photo sortie on the following day.
The civie pilots, without TCAS, were unaware of the near-miss, until the ATC asked if they saw a military plane, and they saw it at their right, 1 o’clock low.
After take-off, F-16 possibly flew too fast and high to 5,600′, instead of the cruising altitude of 4,000′ assigned by the ATC, and passed through Da Peng flight course from below. ATC warned F-16, and F-16 descended.
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1137368/no_pictures.php
“Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander, B-68802, AIDC”
http://mil.news.sohu.com/20100513/n272103018.shtml
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100514/4/25mjl.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100514/78/25mot.html
11 May 2010:
F-16.
455th Composite Wing, ROCAF, based at Chia Yi AB.
In the morning, during training, fuel tank leaked fuel. Wingy confirmed oil stain on fuselage.
RTB, emergency landed, and repaired.
http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/05/12/junshi01-1256773.htm
Don Chanhttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/miyazaki/news/20100519-OYT8T01114.htm
New control tower at Nyuutabaru AB, Miyazaki Prefecture, became operational on 17 May 2010. Memorial ceremony on May 19.
31.5 m tall. Seven floors.
New control room is three times area of old control room. Controls air-space with 1.9 km altitude and 9 km radius from AB.
Old control tower became operational in 1958, and controlled 1.27 million landings and take-offs.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100511-00000147-mailo-l08
10 May 2010:
During the regular press conference, Ibaraki Prefecture governor says retired SDF planes might be ground displayed at or near Ibaraki AP, which shares runway with Hyakuri AB.
Don Chanhttp://warthognews.blogspot.com/2010/05/female-10-pilot-mentors-young-ladies-at.html
“Female A-10 pilot [sic] mentors young ladies at Girls, Inc. event”
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Released today or yesterday by 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:
Capt. Jennifer Schoeck, 354th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, addresses students from Lawrence Intermediate School as part of the Girls, Incorporated “Girls and Women in Sport” event April 25, 2010.
Don Chanhttp://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100509/4/hwp1.html
Comrade astronaut YANG Li Wei’s autobiography recently came out.
Contains about 150 pics.
It claims the Chicom astronauts’ ground foods include crabs and dog meat. 8D
Don’t know whether their space foods include these?
http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%A4%A9%E5%9C%B0%E4%B9%9D%E9%87%8D-%E6%9D%A8%E5%88%A9%E4%BC%9F/dp/B003AM7G8E
Available via Amazon China.
Don Chanhttp://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!GSEPxciAERmB4Kx1DXF2cEp6OXVJCw–/article?mid=1489&pk=F-104
2010/04/02 12:59
More photos of the ROCAF F-104 retirement ceremony, back on 22 May 1998, at CCK AB.
Note Sidewinders at wing tips, and 4371 in hangar.
Don Chan“B-1 to Demo Lethal Laser”
Posted by Graham Warwick at 5/7/2010 1:48 PM CDT
More has emerged on the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Electric Laser on Large Aircraft (ELLA) program and, as anticipated, it’s an effort to fit DARPA’s Hellads laser into the weapons bay of a B-1B bomber to flight-test a high-power electric laser against tactical targets.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089886/
Real Genius (1985)
Don Chanhttp://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2010/20100508131529.asp
2010.05.08:
Colonel John Pierce of 35th FW, USAF, apologises to Aomori AP management, for the USAF F-16 with engine trouble [and missiles!], over-staying at Aomori AP, Aomori Prefecture. May 7 is 12th day.
April 30 to May 3, engine replacement delayed by bad weather. Then, delayed by lack of spare parts.
Work resumes on May 7 afternoon.
Aomori AP demands landing and parking fees. According to Japan-USA agreement, USAF does not pay. JMOD pays.
(At a civilian airport, this F-16 is armed with missiles! Fun.) XD
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