Don Chanhttp://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rWM2Eps3E&feature=related
Side By Side Comparison of Star Trek Tomorrow Is Yesterday
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=b8lsBBEapZk&feature=related
GAG REEL-Tommorow is Yesterday
(No F-104 in that second vid though.)
WRT George AFB,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base
says the 479th TFW:
“The wing conducted F-104 replacement training until early 1967. Transferred all F-104s in July 1967.”
This ep was first aired on 26 January 1967, so the F-104 footages in that ep could’ve been filmed on location. 8D
WRT F-104C 914, 915, and 926; “F-104 Vietnam Losses” at
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/Frame-48-104nampage48.html?refresh=1219970668308
says:
“F-104C
57-0914
(435th TFS, 8th TFW, Udorn Air Base, Thailand)
16 January 1967, this Starfighter suffered an engine failure during a CAP mission and crashed in Thailand, the pilot survived.”
And it doesn’t mention 915 or 926.
The book “US Military Aircraft Mishaps 1950-2004” by Scramble/Dutch Aviation Society (a fellow monthly contributor to the Air Forces Monthly mag)
http://www.scramble.nl/mag/shop/mishaps-creditcard-world.htm
lists: 926 crash-landed at George AFB on 17 June 1965, and consequently destroyed/scrapped.
(Coincidence? IMO, Mulder and Scully should investigate whether this was a cover-up.)
And the book doesn’t mention 915, so it could’ve peacefully retired?
Don Chandjcross and Flying-A:
“Thank you, Mr Spock.”
] FG-914 and FG-915 (and probably 926) were assigned to the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing at George AFB near Victorville California in the early-mid 1960s.
That ep was filmed in or before January 1967, not 1969, so it still may have been filmed on location at George AFB?
] Thus, a more thorough search of the Enterprise’s data banks would have found that the F-104 posed little threat to the ship.
20th century Earth history, before the nuclear hot war at the end of the century, is probably fragmentarily recorded in Star Fleet starship computers… although IMO Kirk, McCoy, Scott, and maybe even Chekov are surprisingly knowledgeable about Earth history, from ancient (Greek and Roman) to 20th century.
Anyway. I just noticed from this thread
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/46278-capt-christopher-s-f-104c-starfighter.html
that a chap recently (last month) rendered a 3D CG of this particular F-104. I’ll spam him an e-mail.
*OFF-TOPIC ALERT*
] but i’m afraid its common knowledge Captain Picard was the greatist starship captain of all time
To quote an ancient Chinese proverb, “Different strokes for different folks.”
] Eh, blew up the Enterprise after Khan shot the crap out of it doesn’t sound like “got it done” to me.
Agreed. Saavik’s right, and Spock’s careless to suppress her, when she reminds Kirk that approaching (without yellow alert) the silent USS Reliant is risky, as Kirk’s assuming the USS Reliant still has her Star Fleet crew.
(I recently re-watched the USS Enterprise vs USS Reliant battles in (cough) Youtube (cough).)
] Kirk was a true U.S. Navy like captain: A real arrogant ass at times but he got the job done.
As a Canadian, I’ve no comment about McCain-Palin.
] On the other hand the episode with the Enterprise fighting a Romulan ship commanded by Spock’s dad
IIRC, Mark Lenard (RIP) played all three species: Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan.
Don Chanhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2008-09/19/content_10077765.htm
ZBD-03 AFV air-dropped from PLAAF Il-76.
And the AFV didn’t crash and break. XD
Don ChanThe Chicoms are coming, the Chicoms are coming!
Saw this in the JASDF official site, but didn’t see this in Xin Hua Net. Wonder why? 8D
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/report/release/0809/0912_1.html
17-21 September 2008:
PLAAF commander General Xu and 10 comrades will visit JMOD at Ichigaya Base, and three JASDF ABs: Iruma, Hamamatsu, Nara.
Don Chanhttp://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/report/release/0809/0916.html
Tuesday, 16 September 2008:
Official JASDF press release: engines stagnation/stall.
During air combat training, at 10,000 m, when aircraft was diving and turning left, fan turbine entrance temperatures of both engines overheated.
Throttled to idle positions, and attempted to restart engines, but engines did not restart, and could not restore thrust.
Became uncontrollable, and could not maintain altitude or level flight.
Pilot ejected, at 800 m.
Don ChanCan’t seem to find any on-line, except
http://www.defesabr.com/FAB/Su-47%20-%20Esquema.jpg
http://217.26.67.168/uploads/1/9/1924342/4015_Su-47inside%5B1%5D.jpg
so suggest you try the book “Sukhoi S-37 and Mikoyan MFI: Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter Demonstrators” (Red Star, Vol. 1) (Paperback) by Yefim Gordon (Author).
http://www.amazon.com/Sukhoi-S-37-Mikoyan-Fifth-Generation-Demonstrators/dp/1857801202
although I don’t have this book either.
Note the Customer Reviews.
Don ChanI seldom gawk at PLA heloes, except Black Hawks and maybe Z-10s, but…
http://www.calf.cn/redirect.php?tid=37549&goto=lastpost
http://www.fyjs.cn/bbs/htm_data/27/0809/157881.html
http://top.jschina.com.cn/top81bbs/thread.php?cid=1&rootid=994443&id=994443
A few random threads about Z-9, comrade 6091.
Reportedly PLAAF, not PLA, as serial number 6X9X series is 15th Da Dui, PLAAF.
Besides, PLA serial numbers are usually LH12345. LH for Lu Hang, or “Ground aviation”?
Don Chanhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2008-09/08/content_9853567.htm
Article dated 8 September 2008.
To decrease chance of bird strikes, WRT PLAAF ABs in Guang Dong military region: Guang Dong, Guang Xi, Hu Bei, and Hu Nan Provinces; carrier pigeons can’t be kept within 10 km of air bases.
Carrier pigeon race routes must be far from ABs.
Food pigeons can be kept, but in captivity.
Don Chan(Note: ROK news, not Japan news.)
http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=7244
“U.S. Offers to Sell 36 Apache Helicopters to S. Korea at 60 percent of Tag Price”
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Seoul Times
The United States has offered to sell 36 used Apache attack helicopters to South Korea at less than 60 percent of the out-of-factory price, with upgrades to replace most of their critical parts, including the frame and engine, Yonhap News reported on Sept. 14.
Don Chanhttp://www.nejinews.co.jp/news/business/eid1381.html
http://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/news/tochigi/local/news/20080912/47659
http://release.nikkei.co.jp/detail.cfm?relID=199711&lindID=4
11 September 2008:
T-7 basic trainer. #949.
49th and final T-7 accepted by JASDF, at Fuji Heavy Industries factory, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.
2002 September, first T-7 accepted.
FY2002: 2 aircraft.
FY2003: 11 aircraft.
FY2004: 10 aircraft.
FY2005: 9 aircraft.
FY2006: 11 aircraft.
FY2007: 3 aircraft.
FY2008: 3 aircraft.
Don Chanhttp://www.asagumo-news.com/news/200903/090305/09030505.html
Fiscal year Heisei 21 [2009] JMOD defense budget, JASDF part. Primarily BMD [Ballistic Missile Defense] and F-15 upgrades.
Fiscal year Heisei 21 authorised 10 aircraft: one CH-47J, five F-2, one KC-767, one U-125A, two UH-60J.
http://www.asagumo-news.com/data/2008/21gaisan.html
Detailed summary of FY2009 (Heisei 21) JMOD budget.
Don ChanThursday, 11 September 2008:
F-15J Pre-MSIP. 72-8883, #883.
304th Hikoutai, 8th Koukuudan, Seibu Koukuu Houmentai, JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB, Fukuoka Prefecture.
16:20, during 3 vs 4 air combat training, crashed into sea, 30 km southwest of Mishima Island, Hagi City, north of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Other aircraft confirmed signal flare.
One pilot ejected, at 800 m. First Lieutenant Murakami Souitirou (28).
Lightly wounded. After 25 minutes, rescued by SAR helicopter, of Ashiya Koukuu Kyuunantai, JASDF.
Engines trouble. 10 minutes before bail out, engine temperatures suddenly overheated.
Both engines lost thrust. Attempted to restart engines, but engines did not restart, and could not restore thrust.
Became uncontrollable, and could not maintain altitude or level flight.
15:40, took off at Tsuiki AB. With six other F-15.
17:24, SAR helicopter delivered pilot to Tsuiki AB.
In morning, same aircraft flown by another pilot, for same training, and safely landed.
Debris recovered by ships of 7th Region, JCG.
JASDF F-15 temporarily grounded, except scramble duty.
Previous JASDF F-15 crash was 13 years ago, November 1995, when a JASDF F-15 shot down a JASDF F-15.
8th Koukuudan has “avaiation no major accident record” since 1976 March, but stopped at 365,022.1 hours.
#883 is frequently seen at Tsuiki AB air shows.
Photos of right horizontal stabiliser and right tail fin, still connected to each other, but not to the rest of aircraft, floating on surface:
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0911/SEB200809110008.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000076-mai-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000016-maip-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000016-maip-soci.view-000
http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20080912k0000m040032000c.html
Videos of the above debris, and another debris: left horizontal stabiliser and left tail fin, still connected to each other, but not to the rest of aircraft, floating on surface. Too blurry to read serial number:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/t10014060121000.html#
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000048-jijp-soci.view-000
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/ann/20080911/20080911-00000042-ann-soci.html
Videos:
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20080911/20080911-00000064-nnn-soci.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20080911/20080911-00000062-nnn-soci.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/jnn/20080911/20080911-00000046-jnn-soci.html
http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye3945821.html
Other photos:
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000030-jijp-soci.view-000
Text:
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Sp200809120081.html
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Sp200809110380.html
http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc&k=2008091100747&j1
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20080911-OYT1T00693.htm?from=navr
http://www.47news.jp/CN/200809/CN2008091101000590.html
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/knews/t10014058391000.html
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/akizuki01/e/d2629d6ea49b60876fc90a55602dc45b
http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/domestic/air_crash/?1221121062
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000992-san-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000955-san-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000112-jij-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000035-yom-soci
http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/news/20080912ddm041040017000c.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/disaster/080911/dst0809111659013-n1.htm
Thursday, 11 September 2008:
F-4.
83rd Koukuutai, JASDF, based at Naha AB, Okinawa Prefecture.
12:50, while landing at Naha AB, left tire punctured.
Two crew not wounded.
First of flight of four JASDF F-4 to land.
Runway closed one hour, until 13:50.
At least four flights diverted to Kadena AB, Okinawa Prefecture. JAL, others.
13:10, three JASDF F-4 landed at Kadena AB.
After 13:30, in 40 minutes, three civilian flights landed at Kadena AB. Included two flights from Fukuoka AP and Haneda AP.
By 15:30, 54 flights delayed or diverted. Included three flights landed at Kagoshima AP.
Videos:
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/videonews/nnn/20080911/20080911-00000056-nnn-soci.html
Photos of civilian and JASDF strangers at Kadena AB:
http://www.rimpeace.or.jp/jrp/okinawa/080911jalland.html
Text:
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0911/SEB200809110007.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000074-jij-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000032-yom-soci
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080911-00000015-ryu-oki
http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-136145-storytopic-1.html
Monday, 8 September 2008:
E-3. Tail code ZZ.
USAF, based at Kadena AB, Okinawa Prefecture.
Emergency landed at Kadena AB.
Probably front landing gear hydraulic system trouble.
Runway 05L closed over one hour, to clean leaked oil.
Don Chan] They will probably get to the moon in the next decade or so, but they don’t seem to be in a rush. Rather there are a million things they want to test and experiment before they get there.
Agreed. Unlike the USA vs USSR space race, China doesn’t seem to be in a rush against, say, Brazil, India, Iran, Japan, or North Korea.
(BTW, has Kim bought the farm?)
After all, the previous Shen Zhou was two years ago; although I suspect China will accelerate if Japan’s H2 series rockets don’t fail as frequently as they have.
China’s taking its leisure time to build a new site in Hai Nan Province, and to test and experiment with every Shen Zhou to assure none of its components fail.
Even during Chairman Mao’s wild years and mad existence before he croaked, China’s rocket science continued, without Soviet assistance.
China will lose a lot of “face” or pride, if any of its Hang Tian Yuan becomes a martyr up there.
WRT the Moon, a few weeks ago, Chinese rocket scientists were momentarily worried their lunar satellite Chang E I (Chang E 1) would fail and lose solar power during the lunar eclipse.
BTW, China doesn’t need to steal technologies anymore; China just buys them:
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/china/071222/chn0712221844006-n1.htm
] I find the term taikonauts to be cheesy.
Agreed. The correct Chinese (Pu Tong Hua) term is Hang Tian Yuan.
“Taikonaut” sounds like spacenaut or spacenoid, IMO.
Don ChanRepublic of Taiwan
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080908/8/15hvh.html
WU Yue, former ROCAF CIC from August 1977 to January 1982, passed away on 7 September 2008, about 6 PM.
DOB: 16 February 1915.
During WWII, he was bomber pilot, and flew B-24, C-46, &c.
Retired in May 1983.
http://www.chinataiwan.org/twzlk/jsh/tjtzh/200602/t20060210_231139.htm
http://blog.roodo.com/rexkuang/archives/5591277.html
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4e2325be0100ae4i.html
Don Chan] So the Boeing/Northrop team fired the big boy today!
*OFF-TOPIC ALERT*
“Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve
constructed; the ability to destroy a planet is
insignificant next to the power of the Force.”
– Darth Vader (CV James Earl Jones), Star Wars Episode IV:
A New Hope (1977)
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