Don Chanhttp://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100313/5/21zzk.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100313/8/21z9d.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100313/17/21zlv.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100313/60/21z9i.html
A ROCAF Mirage 2000-5 pilot, Major CHEN Jian Liang, was investigated, and confirmed to have committed adultery. In early February, he was given a major demerit.
On 1 March 2010, he was transferred away from flying duty.
In 2004, when two ROCAF Mirage 2000-5s first landed on an highway as an auxiliary runway, amongst the four pilots, he was a Second Lieutenant in 42nd Squadron.
His younger brother is Taiwanese entertainer CHEN Jian Zhou, nicknamed Hei Ren (Black Person).
Their father served in the China Airlines for 18 years, and bought the farm at the China Airlines accident at Nagoya in 1994. After which, CHEN Jian Liang applied for the ROCAF Academy.
Don Chanhttp://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga.0.1577069.article.html
12 March 2010:
AH-64D.
Seibu Houmentai, JGSDF, based at Metabaru JGSDF Base, Saga Prefecture.
One AH-64D assigned to Metabaru JGSDF Base. Ninth AH-64D in country.
From late March, begins training. Replaces one AH-1S removed in 2006.
Other AH-64D already assigned to Akeno, Mie Prefecture, and Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Don Chanhttp://japanfocus.org/-Saito-Mitsumasa/3316
“Mission Impossible? Misawa as the Forward Staging Area for the Secret US-Japan Nuclear Deal and the Bombing of Iraq”
Saitō Mitsumasa
Translation by Kyoko Selden
Recommended citation: Saitō Mitsumasa, “Mission Impossible? Misawa as the Forward Staging Area for the Secret US-Japan Nuclear Deal and the Bombing of Iraq,” The Asia-Pacific Journal, 10-2-10, March 8, 2010.
Don Chanhttp://www.asahi.com/national/update/0225/NGY201002250009.html
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100225-OYT1T01000.htm
25 February 2010:
C-130H. #080.
JASDF, based at Komaki AB, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
First JASDF tanker that can aerial refuel JASDF UH-60J helicopters.
Two wings have aerial refuel pods. Diameter, 1 m. Length, 5 m.
Pods can extend refuel hoses.
Fuselage top has receptacle, to refuel from KC-767.
Shown to reporters at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Gifu factory, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.
Costs 5.7 billion Yen, from 2006, for four years.
Don Chanhttp://udn.com/NEWS/DOMESTIC/DOM1/5463062.shtml
“Top Gun flying officer changes professions to sell beef steaks”
2010.03.09 03:23 am
【聯合報╱記者周宗禎／永康報導】
Don Chan9 March 2010:
ROC MND announces, collaborating with ROC MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), a retired ROCAF F-5 is donated to the Yanks Air Museum in Los Angeles, USA.
The ceremony is scheduled at 11 AM, on 26 March 2010, L.A. time.
In December 2008, the museum requested the ROC MOFA for one F-5 and two engines.
A retired F-5 was repainted, shipped out of Keelung Port on 25 November 2009, and arrived on 13 January 2010.
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/af/f5.html
http://home.eblcom.ch/f5enthusiast/Serials/ChinaF-5E.html
http://163.29.207.53/MNANew/Internet/NewsDetail.aspx?GUID=51427
say:
F-5E. 5243 (76-1638). 61638. C/N V.1143.
http://www.yanksair.com/index.html
Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!LF1UxX6UQUcau1B95R7nc28-/article?mid=1649&page=1#1896
is coincidentally Taiwanese blogger Air Boss’s 1:48 model of F-5E 5243 of 828th Composite Wing.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201003090023
“Taiwan donates decommisioned jet fighter to U.S. air museum”
2010/03/09 18:34:08
Taipei, March 9 (CNA) Taiwan has donated a decommissioned F-5 jet fighter to an air museum in the United States for public display, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday.
Don Chanhttp://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1012/5/2/0/101252092.html?coluid=0&kindid=0&docid=101252092&mdate=0308084849
http://big5.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201003/08/t20100308_21073875.shtml
8 March 2010:
Chicom has chosen five male and two female trainee astronauts, from amongst 30 male and 15 female PLAAF pilots.
Don Chanhttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/aichi/news/20100305-OYT8T00102.htm
http://mainichi.jp/area/aichi/news/20100305ddlk23040217000c.html
http://mytown.asahi.com/aichi/news.php?k_id=24000001003050002
2010.03.04:
T-4. #699, 36-5699.
JASDF, based at Hamamatsu AB.
At Komaki AB, Aichi Prefecture, 1st Yusou Koukuutai, JASDF, demonstrates airplane-lifting crane to reporters. Lifts a 5.5 tons T-4 to four metres AGL.
Can lift up to 30 tons.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3-%E9%B3%B4%E6%B5%B7-%E7%AB%A0/dp/4777914747/ref=sr_1_1/375-0211688-6333756?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267965620&sr=8-1
http://www.tokachi.co.jp/news/201003/20100305-0004601.php
2010.02.20:
“Test Pilot In Japan”, a new non-fiction book about the JASDF test pilots at Gifu AB.
Don Chan21 March 2010:
Airbus A321.
Flight 168, Asiana Airlines, from In Cheon AP, ROK.
Ibaraki AP [Hyakuri AB], Ibaraki Prefecture.
Morning, during landing, overran runway. Stopped 30 m into 110 m overrun area.
Damaged JASDF anti-overrun net.
93 crew and passengers not wounded.
11 March, Ibaraki AP opened for civil flights.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100323-00000205-jij-soci
] Friday, 4 December 2009:
] F-15J MSIP. 22-8930, #930.
http://www.toyama.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20100306102.htm
2010.03.05:
Air base commander Tsuruta Shin’ichi considers displaying the deformed belly-mounted drop tank as an aviation safety reminder, in the air base.
Don Chanhttp://mil.news.sohu.com/20100310/n270705311.shtml
10 March 2010:
Sri Lanka buys six Chicom MA60 military transports. Two will be exported this year.
Four will be exported in 2011.
http://mil.news.sohu.com/20100308/n270661367.shtml
8 March 2010:
Chicom AC313 civil helo first flight is scheduled in mid-March 2010, in Jiang Xi Province. Max take-off weight is 13.8 tons, and can carry 27 passengers, or 15 casualties.
Max range is 900 klicks.
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100303/5/21e9r.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100221/17/20rpp.html
Taiwanese target drone/UAV news.
Chinese news articles.
Don Chanhttp://www.esdpa-org.eu/news/nov09/news_0911011.html
http://www1a.biglobe.ne.jp/mediaeye/index/09-1202_news.html
http://media-eyes.at.webry.info/200912/article_2.html
http://m.webry.info/at/media-eyes/200912/article_2.htm
TH-135 (EC135 T2). #01 (51-8801).
JMSDF.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100303-00000006-nnp-l46
2 March 2010:
Kanoya JMSDF AB, Kagoshima Prefecture.
JMSDF new training helicopter French Eurocopter TH-135 will be based at Kanoya AB. Helicopter pilot training courses will concentrate at Kanoya AB.
Number of flights and personnel at AB will increase.
TH-135 is 12 m length. Each 700 million Yen.
Already domestically used as Doctor Heli and by media.
Current fiscal year, two TH-135. In 10 years, intended to increase to 15.
Nine OH-6D will gradually retire.
Currently, the helicopter pilot training unit, 211st Kyouiku Koukuutai, is at Kanoya AB. Before piloting helicopter, basic training is at other AB.
By integrating new helicopter, instrument flight training in Tokushima Prefecture will transfer to Kanoya AB, for efficiency. Training duration at Kanoya AB increases from nine months to one year three months.
Number of students and instructors will increase to 100.
Don Chanhttp://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2010030302374325134&linkid=4&newssetid=1352
http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=20100303021335898h2&linkid=4&newssetid=1352
http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2010030217582384140&linkid=4&newssetid=1352
Maps of crash site.
http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2010030221371735323&linkid=4&newssetid=1352
http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview3.htm?linkid=197&ac=view&pid=sok&articleid=2010030311042014475
Probably debris at crash site.
Photos of the three good men.
http://mil.news.sohu.com/20100311/n270742871.shtml
South Korean domestic helo KUH first flight was successful on 10 March 2010.
Don Chan] Wouldn’t it be incredibly funny if Japan bought Typhoon?
Then the JASDF pilots will finally have cockpit voice commands, such as “Rocket Punch!” or “Wave Motion Gun!”. 8D
Don Chan20 May 1999:
J-8.
Probably PLAAF.
After take-off, engine caught fire, and disabled flight control. Although the plane could’ve exploded anytime, the pilot stayed in it for 42 seconds, attempted to memorise the instrument displays, and ejected when altitude was down to 200 m.
Pilot was wounded, and hospitalised for four months.
XU Yong Ling.
By February 2010, he’s test-flown J-10 for six years.
http://mil.news.sohu.com/20100222/n270348648.shtml
February 1987:
Plane x 2.
PLAAF.
At about 10,000 m, wingman misheard command, and collided with leader.
Wingman ejected, but don’t know about leader.
Wingman was XU Yong Ling.
In 1989, Xu was approved for test pilot training. In late October 1993, he and other PLAAF test pilots went to Russia for more test pilot training.
Later, his adventures included: at 15,000 m, flew in clouds, and instruments malfunctioned because of low temperature. During a rain storm, landed with visibility below 200 m.
By February 2010, he’s test-flown J-10 for six years.
Don Chan23 February 2010:
C-1.
JASDF, at Iruma AB.
14:15, right engine trouble, and emergency landed, at Fukuoka AP, Fukuoka Prefecture.
13:45, took off, at Fukuoka AP. Flight from Fukuoka AP to Naha AP.
Before 14:00, above Hakata Bay, near Fukuoka Prefecture, engine overheat warning light turned on, and dumped fuel.
Six crew and 29 passengers.
None was wounded.
Eight arrival flights delayed 15 minutes.
One departure flight delayed 14 minutes.
http://www.news24.jp/articles/2010/02/23/07154066.html
http://www.news24.jp/articles/2010/02/23/07154072.html
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100223-OYT1T00854.htm
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20100223/20100223-00000045-nnn-soci.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/disaster/100223/dst1002231745002-n1.htm
23 February 2010:
JASDF, at Chitose AB, Chitose City, Hokkaidou.
9:35, at the ammunition operation centre, one 20 mm training round [length, 17 cm] used by F-15, cracked, and fragments wounded a 23 years old, male Staff Sergeant’s right hand.
The soldier was putting the training rounds into wooden boxes, and stacking them. 100 rounds per box.
JASDF presumed cause was shock of stacking boxes, or static electricity.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100223-00000988-yom-soci
19 February 2010:
SH-60K.
22nd Koukuugun, JMSDF, at a JMSDF base, Nagasaki Prefecture.
8:50 to 15:00, flew two training flights to sea, 100 km southwest of base, and a component fell off.
A metal clasp on the cover covering the steering system. Installed at the roof at the top of the cockpit or pilot’s seat.
Length, 2 cm. Weight, 20 grams. Width, 3 inches.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100221-00000196-mailo-l42
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