Don Chanhttp://news.sina.com/hk/xinhuanet/103-101-101-104/2009-02-15/17133638624.html
Last weekend, went to this “Light of grand country” event at a community hall in Hong Kong. Well, Kowloon to be exact.
On a screen beside a stage is a PLA propaganda, eh, advertisement film in endless loop.
The hall has three long rows of benches, and on the benches are pre-assembled models of PLA AFVs, PLAAF/PLAN jet fighters and transports, PLAN warships, Shen Zhou capsules on Chang Zheng rockets, &c.
By pre-assembled, I mean the pre-painted airplane models on stands that we see in Alibaba or other shopping Websites. The J-10 model by one company doesn’t have its cannon on its belly. Gnarly.
The J-10 model by another company has iron low-drag bombs at the two hard points beside the intake, where the LANTIRN pods would be on a F-16. Is this true?
If yes, maybe those hard points can carry only 250 kg bombs?
Don Chanhttp://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_109116154945.html
“BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED NAVY CONTRACT FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN”
16 Feb 2009 | Ref. 026/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – BAE Systems has been awarded a $21 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an advanced Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun for the U.S. Navy. The 30-month contract is for the detailed design and delivery of an Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) Railgun.
Don Chanhttp://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090215/5/1eifk.html
15 February 2009:
A Taiwanese chap, WANG Wei Zhong, probably the same producer of this retro TV series
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Story_of_Time
still wants to produce a movie about the Black Bat Squadron, or 34th Squadron, ROCAF.
During the Cold War, before the advent of spy sateliites; CIA and USAF provided the ELINT aircraft, mechanics, and training, while the ROCAF provided the air base and 34th Squadron pilots who flew said ELINT aircraft behind the Bamboo Curtain into Commie China.
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090213/4/aocn.html
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090213/4/ao03.html
11 February 2009:
About 3:50 PM, PLAAF exercises near Heng Yang City, Hu Nan Province, caused unusual lights and tremours (contrails and turbulences) that panicked about 100K locals, who thought those were earthquakes.
(And now for something completely different…)
http://flstfex.myweb.hinet.net/y/1.jpg
http://img001.photo.21cn.com/photos/album/20090210/o/2405B6AFC7B9BF5988FF7C2DE6D01818.jpg
http://img015.photo.21cn.com/photos/album/20090210/o/4D2E310CE7154884F7E6049A77F66BC5.jpg
http://img001.photo.21cn.com/photos/album/20090210/o/DD310F19F54A843890E6CA80926A2243.jpg
Last week, in Bei Jing, at the new CCTV HQ construction site, the under-construction TVCC building really caught fire, but the under-construction CCTV HQ building didn’t.
One fireman was martyred.
The above URLs are samples of Photoshopped photos by Commie Chinese Netters who dislike the arrogant, privileged, wealthy CCTV:
Some CCTV staff were having a party, and to mark the end of the Chinese New Year holidays, launched 2008 Olympics-level, Class A fireworks from an empty lot in the construction site, without acquiring the relevant licenses. The Bei Jing police went there to request the fireworks contractors present to abort the fireworks, but the contractors refused, and the cops didn’t enforce the law.
The fireworks ignited the TVCC building. Although the construction site is properly insured, the insurance company is trying very hard to weasel out of the contract, because the fireworks were illegal.
Don Chanhttp://cinematoday.jp/movie/gallery/T0006924
http://cinematoday.jp/movie/T0006924
Screen caps from the 2008.12.13 movie “Sora he -Sukui no tsubasa RESCUE WINGS-“.
“Jieitai ladies: sora tobu Yamato Nadeshiko”, a new mook that comes out on 2009.01.29.
Apparently, a photo album of SDF female pilots and crew members: C-1 pilot, P-3C pilot, instructor pilot, SAR helo pilot, and even flight attendant in a government plane.
Don Chanhttp://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090209/78/1e53v.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090209/17/1e5ip.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090209/11/1e5u3.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090209/8/1e5q2.html
9 February 2009:
In the IDF, when the black box is powered, it records 15 minutes of flight data. After it records for 15 minutes, it overwrites the previous 15 minutes.
Its emergency battery is mainly for emitting its location signal after an accident. WRT the IDF that crashed on 20 October 2008, its black box recorded the 12 minutes 15 seconds before it lost electric power, but its last 2 minutes 45 seconds were blank.
WRT the IDF that crashed in April 2003, its black box had this same defect. The ROCAF confirmed this defect with the black boxes in the other IDFs stationed at CCK AB and Tai Nan AB, after their training flights.
This defect temporarily caused accident investigators to think the 20 October 2008 IDF distintegrated in the air.
Don Chan] To all those concerned with this thread, may I offer my sincerest apologies to anyone whom I have personally upset.
You’re no fun. XD
Don ChanArticle dated 2009-02-06 10:12:48. Two pages.
ROCAF U-2 sorties into Commie China.
*RUMOUR*
Article dated 2009-02-06 10:01:18. Two pages.
Indian military collected ELINT from three PLAN warships in Indian Ocean.
Don ChanFor the past few years, Yahoo! Japan News regularly reports SDF intelligence leaks through Winny and similar file-sharing software, and the usual losses of USB memory fingers; in addition to drunk SDF soldiers harassing civilians. At least we should appreciate the transparency of the JMOD and SDF to the Japanese news media.
IMO, with JASDF F-15s replacing the F-4s in Okinawa, TDYs of USAF F-22s to Misawa AB in the north, and Kadena AB in the south, would be enough to deter the Chicom, DPRK, and Russia. After retiring the F-1s and F-4s, the JASDF is also decreasing the number of F-2s that replace them, under the lean and mean economy.
Don Chanhttp://post-army.news.tom.com/A0000909202.html
to
http://post-army.news.tom.com/A0000909202_7.html
Reportedly, in the Indian Ocean, an Indian Navy Kilo Class sub may have stalked the three PLAN warships.
Don Chanhttp://www.asagumo-news.com/news/200901/090122/09012209.html
At Cope North Guam 2009, Jap participation includes:
– Eight F-2 of 8th Koukuudan, based at Tsuiki AB.
– Two E-2C of Keikuutai, based at Misawa AB.
– Some C-130H, based at Komaki AB.
http://www.andersen.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=6774
Photos for the serial number counters amongst us.
Don Chanhttp://www.daily-tohoku.co.jp/news/2009/01/30/new0901301601.htm
http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2009/20090130111224.asp
http://kokukagaku.da-te.jp/e140236.html
29 January 2009:
F-4EJ Kai. #375.
JASDF, based at Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture.
Retired, and became newest or 11th ground display at Misawa Sky Park, Misawa Aviation & Science Museum, Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture.
http://www.kokukagaku.jp/09_skypark/exhibit.html
Don Chanhttp://mainichi.jp/area/aichi/news/20090203ddlk23040264000c.html
2 February 2009:
4th Region JCG HQ, based at Chuubu Kuukou JCG AB, Aichi Prefecture.
Ceremonies for helicopter “Kamitaka 1 Gou” retirement after 10,342 flight hours, and helicopter “Kamitaka 2 Gou” achieving 10,000 flight hours.
1981 September, Kamitaka 1 Gou assigned to Ise AB. After the AB closed, moved to Chuubu Kuukou AB, in 2008 October.
1981 November, Kamitaka 2 Gou assigned to Ise AB. On 2009 February 2, during SAR mission for two persons in rubber boat missing on sea, near Minami Ise Town, Mie Prefecture, achieved 10,000 flight hours, at 08:05.
http://www.asagumo-news.com/news/200901/090122/09012211.html
14 January 2009:
JMSDF next training helicopter.
Winner: Eurocopter EC135T2+.
Loser: Agusta-Westland A109E.
OTOH, Agusta-Westland already supplies the JMSDF MCH-101 and CH-101.
Don Chanhttp://news.cctv.com/20090124/103545.shtml
Article dated 24 January 2009, about Chicom military heloes.
Don’t seem to mention any Chicom military UH-1 variant.
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2009-01/06/content_10612780.htm
Article dated 6 January 2009.
YAN Feng, one of the J-10 pilots at Zhu Hai air show 2008, and his personal experience of jet fighter accidents.
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/18824/2009/01/06/3245s2383962.htm
Article dated 6 January 2009.
Chicom UAVs, including the remote-control J-7.
Don Chan“Turkish pilot convicted over Aegean F-16 collision”
DATE:27/01/09
SOURCE:Flight International
By Tolga Ozbek
A court in Greece has convicted and sentenced a Turkish fighter pilot in absentia to four years in prison following a fatal crash over the Aegean Sea in May 2006.
The incident saw two Lockheed Martin F-16Cs collide during a mock dogfight. The Turkish pilot, First Lt Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir, ejected, but Greek air force pilot Costas Iliakis died when his aircraft crashed into Aegean.
Don ChanISTR the Soviets at least made a movie based on the Ka-50 Chernaya Akula (“Black Shark”)?
I assume they also made movies based on their jet fighters?
After all, even Commie China a few years ago, made a TV series titled (IIRC) Blue Shark based on the Su-27?
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