Official USAF website published the above photo with the following caption (High-resoultion image at http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060315-F-2383G-013.JPG) : EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — An F-16 from the 416th Flight Test Squadron tests a…
Month: March 2006
ROCAF E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Achieve IOC Status
ROCAF has completed the conversion training for the two E-2C Hawkeye 2000 received last year. The 439th Wing will host a ceremony at Pingtung AFB on April 16, which is open to…
When Was the First China Overflight by U-2?
Most people would think it took place on January 13, 1962, when CHEN, Huai-Shen, photographed the Shuan Cheng Tzu missile base. A few may argue it happened during the 1958 Taiwan Strait…
“New” Photos of ROCAF F-16 in US
Ok, they are not that new. These photos must have been taken in 2002, when USAF published several other photos of 21FS F-16 on its official website. (BTW, I couldn’t find them…
List of U-2 Missions between Two Famous Shootdowns
Lately I have been working on an article about ROCAF U-2 pilot CHEN, Huai-shen, who was shot down by PLA on September 9, 1962. In doing this, I have researched declassified CIA…
ROCAF Pilots Score High in Turkey Shoot Competition
According to the March 3 issue of Thunderbolt, Luke AFB’s base newspaper, ROCAF pilots Lt. Col. Yung-Hsien Wang and Maj. Shiuan-Jong Wang won top honors in several categories during the “Turkey Shoot” Competition. …
Site Update
Uploaded images of 7 F-16, 7 F-CK-1 (IDF), 1 S-70C, and 1 S-76B.
有誰知道這是什麼嗎？（2）
因為部落格的軟體不允許我在回應裡貼圖，所以另闢天地。下面兩張圖是Jason Tu從另外一個角度拍到的，為了讓大家看清楚，我把這個神秘的莢艙分成前段和後段貼出來。 可以看到前端有個類似用來註明型號、序號的plate，而且前面後面都漆有暗紅色的色環，末端是封閉的。 下面是10003所掛的發煙器，長相完全不同。
中科院的AIS pod
JP在「有誰知道這是什麼嗎」的回應中提到中科院發展的Air Instrumentation System（AIS)莢艙。這是我在2005年台北國防航太展拍下的海報照片，可以跟IDF四號機上掛的兩個「東西」比較。
Identities of NASC UH-1H
It is well known that ROC Army transferred 20 UH-1H to the former National Fire Administration (NFA), which was consolidated into the current National Airborne Service Corps (NASC). But it was not…