Don ChanFWIW, the 2009 December issue of the monthly Japanese mag Koukuu Fan, which came out on 2009/10/21 (there must be some Jap logic in this), has an article on pages 66-71 about the first seven JASDF F-86 pilots who trained as F-104 pilots in USA, in September 1961; written and with B&W photos provided by (then Major) ZAMA Koumei, one of these seven Samurai.
Don ChanFriday, 4 December 2009:
F-15J. [22-8930, #930?]
JASDF, based at Komatsu AB, Ishikawa Prefecture.
11:57, after training, during landing, landing gear extended, left and right collapsed, and belly-landed, at Komatsu AB. No fire.
One pilot, Major Chikayama Shougo (40), not wounded.
Runway closed, until 16:00. Six civilian flights cancelled or delayed.
ANA 756, from Komatsu AP, to Haneda AP, Toukyou, scheduled to depart at 12:25, delayed.
JAL 1275, from Haneda AP, to Komatsu AP, departed Haneda AP at 11:05, and scheduled to arrive at 12:10, returned to Haneda AP. 231 passengers.
Again, all JASDF F-15 emergency inspections.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/jnn/20091204/20091204-00000081-jnn-soci.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20091204/20091204-00000048-nnn-soci.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20091204/20091204-00000039-nnn-soci.html
Video news.
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1204/TKY200912040293.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091204-00000707-yom-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091204-00000084-jij-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091204-00000065-jijp-soci.view-000
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091204-00000058-mai-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091205-00000042-yom-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091204-00000023-maip-soci
Don ChanThis is what it says;
“Thank you, Mister Spock.”
Don ChanBack in the ’50s, when the then-new JASDF was looking for a jet trainer, they imported one Vampire trainer from the UK, to evaluate it, not to clone it. Finally, they decided to not import more Vampires.
The rationale was: side-by-side seating allows easy communications between the instructor and the student, but the student eventually had to drive an one-seat jet fighter anyway, so they figured they should train the student’s independence from the jet trainer phase.
That Vampire trainer is still displayed indoor at a JASDF museum now.
Don ChanAccording to Correa’s office, the economic and technical cooperation agreements include a 1.4 million dollar donation, as well as two lines of credit — one for 2.9 million dollars payable within ten years, and another for 438 million dollars to buy the four Chinese military planes, destined for Ecuador’s Air Force.
http://www.presidencia.gov.ec/
I presume this is the presidential Website? Does it have an English button?
If not, where’s the official original announcement that spawned this AFP report?
Don Chanhttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20091208-OYT1T00381.htm
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Wilm/20060930
http://news.www.infoseek.co.jp/society/story/20091208_yol_oyt1t00381/
18 December 2009:
YS-11A-213. LA782. CN 2167. “Ojiro 2 Gou”.
1st Region, JCG, based at Chitose JCG AB, Chitose City, Hokkaidou.
On December 8, JCG announced: one of final two JCG YS-11 will retire on December 18.
Other YS-11A-207 LA782, CN 2175, will retire in 2010 March.
In 1971 and 1979, two civilian YS-11 retired, converted, and assigned to JCG. Both nicknamed “Ojiro”.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091201-00000738-yom-bus_all
2009.12.01:
From 2010 January 14, Haneda ATC controls both Haneda and Narita traffic. 56 Narita ATC operators move to Haneda radar room.
From 2009 October, Narita runway B and taxiway extend. After, arrivals and departures per year increase from 200,000 times to 220,000 times.
By 2010 autumn, Haneda completes fourth runway. After, arrivals and departures per year increase from 303,000 times to 407,000 times.
North of Narita is Hyakuri area controlled by JASDF.
West of Haneda is Yokota area controlled by USAF.
Don Chan2 December 2009:
SH-60K. Patrol helicopter.
23rd Koukuutai, JMSDF, based at Maiduru AB, Nagahama, Maiduru City, Kyouto Prefecture.
13:30, during training, above sea, dropped part of front right window, 36 km northeast of Kyouga Cape, Tango Town, Kyoutango City, Kyouto Prefecture.
Length, 75 cm. Material, FRP plastic panel. Weight, 3 kg. Width, 64 cm.
Four crew not wounded.
Panel sank into sea.
Aborted training. Returned to base.
12:30, took off, at Maiduru AB.
SH-60K is newest aircraft type. 5.8 billion Yen each.
2009 September, first assigned to Maiduru AB.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000594-san-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000044-kyt-l26
30 November 2009:
Two SDF helicopters sabotaged at Komaki Minami factory, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Notified Aichi prefectural police.
JMOD warned Mitsubishi.
November 30, in hangar 2, male worker discovered cables cut at one place, in JMSDF SH-60J fuselage front bottom. Three cables behind pilot seat.
December 1, special inspections of all aircraft at factory.
In painting area, discovered cables cut at two places in JASDF UH-60J fuselage centre [one cable] and rear [six cables].
In 2002 April to August, at same factory, cables cut at 14 places in nine SDF aircraft, included jet fighters.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000173-jij-biz
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000141-mai-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000117-jij-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091202-00000040-maip-soci
Don Chan(Hmm. One of the Chicom leadership, JIA Qing Lin, is/was in Ecuador.)
http://trak.in/news/china-extends-51-mn-in-loans-to-ecuador/27907/
“China extends $51 mn in loans to Ecuador”
by IANS on November 25, 2009
in International
Part of the credit lines will finance the purchase of four new planes for the Ecuadorian air force, Correa’s office said on the presidential web page Tuesday.
(Where’s said “presidential web page”?)
“Ecuador in talks to buy South African warplanes”
Quito, Sep 26 (EFE) Ecuador is in talks to purchase 12 Cheetah C fighter jets from South Africa for the armed forces, a media report said citing Defence Minister Javier Ponce. Ecuador Air Force has recommended the purchase of South African warplanes…
] I’m not too sure the Dhruv can be considered cheap
And their per-unit cost just went up after one of them recently crashed, with its two crew OK.
] list of nationalists:
] China- Plawolf, hell king.
BTW, I’m a Chicom-basher, not a China-basher. But I’m a Japan- and USA-basher, if partly because I’m a Chinese-Canadian. 8D
Don ChanInstead of AFP, tried a quick search in Xin Hua Net, and it doesn’t seem to have an article about this Chicom-Ecuador deal yet.
For example, the latest arms deal seems:
“Ecuador confirms purchase of two Russian helicopters”
Xinhuanet 2009-10-28 10:01
Oct. 27 (Xinhua) Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday it had bought two transport helicopters from Russia, an investment of 22 million U.S. dollars, Ecuadorian Defense Minister Javier Ponce said. The purchase was negotiated and finished a year ago,…
And now for something completely different:
http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1136944
“Chinese Band Played Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson For Obama”
11/21/2009 7:55 PM ET
(OMG, the PLA (band) does Michael Jackson!)
Don Chanhttp://www.47news.jp/CN/200912/CN2009120101001084.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091201-00000139-jij-soci
2009.12.01:
JASDF announced: possible cause was exterior panel was too thin. Inspected all 202 F-15 horizontal tail wing, and found 60 were too thin.
Aluminum core material binded between two aluminum exterior panels. Exterior panel construct standard is 0.43 mm.
If above 0.29 mm, can use, but special regular inspections. Dropped exterior panel is 0.30 mm, minimum tolerance.
Other 60 are above 0.29 mm and below 0.43 mm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=eE-1eUYghZ4
Fan video. 1:42.
See 1:05 and 1:32.
Don Chan“Ainsley Earhardt named one of the 15 hottest Newswomen in US”
November 22nd, 2009 – 11:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
She grew up in South Carolina, and she graduated from Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina. She has lived in Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, North Carolina and New York. She completed the Austin, Texas half-marathon, went skydiving with the U.S. Army｡ｦs Golden Knights and flew in an F-16 with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
Don ChanSunday, 29 November 2009:
F-15J.
[304th Hikoutai?] 8th Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.
9:35, during Tsuiki AB air show, dropped front part of left horizontal stabiliser and part of left vertical tail plane.
Length, 2.4 m. Material, aluminum. Thick, 8 cm. Weight, 5.5 kg. Width, 42 cm.
After accident, immediately landed. One of flight of three.
Debris recovered from inside air base and government land southwest of air base.
One pilot not wounded.
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/tsuiki/21airshow/left/program/outside.pdf
Tsuiki Air Show ’09 programme.
http://www.news24.jp/articles/2009/11/29/07148763.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20091129/20091129-00000015-nnn-soci.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20091129/20091129-00000009-nnn-soci.html
Video news.
] Wednesday, 25 November 2009:
] F-15.
http://buta-neko.net/blog/archives/2009/11/news.html
Photos of accident aircraft 22-8809 when it landed after the accident, and when it took off with a wingman 72-8892 before the accident.
Don Chanhttp://shyadow.blog.ocn.ne.jp/photos/uncategorized/2009/07/11/p1020090_4.jpg
http://shyadow.blog.ocn.ne.jp/puramo/2009/07/post_ab11.html
29 June 2009:
Nyuutabaru AB, Miyazaki Prefecture.
Lieutenant Colonel Takahashi Tomohiro (46), of Hikou Kyoudoutai, JASDF.
Third of three JASDF pilots with 4,000 flight hours in F-15.
Now other two pilots also at Hikou Kyoudoutai.
Major Kurozumi Hidemasa in 2008 May.
Major Kuratani Ryouji in 2009 February, when he was at 304th Hikoutai, 8th Koukuudan.
http://shyadow.blog.ocn.ne.jp/photos/uncategorized/2009/07/11/p1020090_4.jpg
http://shyadow.blog.ocn.ne.jp/puramo/2009/07/post_ab11.html
2 June 2009:
Naha AB, Okinawa Prefecture.
Petty Officer First Class Saitou Yoshiaki (43), of 5th Koukuutai, 5th Koukuugun, JMSDF.
JMSDF ASW operator with 10,000 flight hours in P-3C, from 1987 at Kanoya AB, to Atsugi AB, to Naha AB.
Don ChanOn second thought, the JMOD and JASDF seem to have overruled their old dislike for single-engine fighters?
After the single-engine F-104 Eikou, they chose the double-engine F-4 and F-15, and the domestic FS-X was IIRC conceptually double-engine.
The original rationale was: Japan was (well, is) an island country, and limping back to dry land with one of two engines was better than losing one of one engine, and forced to bail out while feet wet.
Don ChanWednesday, 25 November 2009:
F-15J. 22-8809, #809
201st Hikoutai, 2nd Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Chitose AB, Hokkaidou.
15:18, during air combat training with three other F-15, 6,000 m above Japan Sea, 100 km north-northwest of Kamui Cape, Shakotan Peninsula, or 210 km north-northwest of Chitose AB, after using afterburners and turning left, left engine warning light activated, left engine output decreased, and left engine augmenter liner duct and nozzle fell off.
Diameter, 1.2 m. Length, 2.2 m. Material, titanium. Weight, 200 kg.
Confirmed by wingmen. 72-8892 [#892], others.
15:39, emergency landed at Chitose AB.
One pilot not wounded.
In 1994, same kind of component fell off another F-15 of 5th Koukuudan, JASDF, based at Nyuutabaru AB, Miyazaki Prefecture. After this accident, inspection every 200 hours.
#809 was 40 hours before next inspection.
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/donai/202136.html
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/photonews/image/8767_2.jpg
Photo of accident aircraft. Cannot see serial number.
Left engine nozzle missing.
On 26 November, JASDF announced multiple bolts that attached engine and missing nozzle were broken.
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/donai/202194.html
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/donai/202028.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091125-00000147-mai-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091126-00000117-yom-soci
http://news.aimu-net.com/read.cgi/news/1259164713/
http://tsushima.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news/1259164713/
(Jap bloggers joke that one of his wingmen’s Sidewinder hit him, and the nozzle will end up at an amusement park in Chiba Prefecture.)
1994:
F-15.
JASDF, based in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Engine nozzle fell off.
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