Although it was not the same aircraft (I flew B-18607; the one involved is B-18616) and it was almost a month ago, when I watched the footage of the explosion, I felt…
UAV at TADTE 2007
This is a scale model of a “stealth” UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) on display at Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) booth. It looks quite impressive at the first sight. …
原廠和合作生產的UH-1H
我在美援的UH-1H（越搞越糊塗了）裡提到，美國在1968和1969會計年度裡總共援助台灣11架UH-1H。以下是我在美國國家檔案局查到的兩筆記錄： Field Title Value Meaning Record Number 3 Materiel Records Record Control Number TA67 TA67 Method of Funding 2 .002 fund appropriation Action Code A Changes Presented to Program Manager for…
CCK and Sungshan Openhouse Postponed
Due to Typhoon Sepat, ROCAF has decided to reschedule the CCK and Sungshan Openhouses, originally set to take place this coming weekend. The following is the updated schedule of ROCAF open days…
On Taiwan’s Attempt to Acquire Harpoon Missiles in the 1970s
I found several additional US Government documents regarding Taiwan’s early attempt to acquire the ship-launched Harpoon missile. Since I am not a ship guy, I am releasing these documents to those of you who…
A-6重返江湖？當然沒有！
8月11日中國時報「西太平洋守護神 小鷹號航母明年除役」的報導有如下的一段文字： 小鷹號攻擊火力主要是艦上第五艦載機聯隊。該聯隊下轄九個飛機中隊，裝備各型艦載機八十二架，其中包括F／A－18C「大黃蜂」戰機二十四架、A－6E「入侵者」攻擊機十六架、E－2C「鷹眼」預警機四架、EA－6B「徘徊者」電戰機四架、S－3B「海盜」反潛機六架、SH－60F「海鷹」反潛直升機六架、HH－60H「黑鷹」救援直升機兩架。 2007年正好是A-6E退役十週年，這位記者親眼在艦上看到A-6E了嗎？（如果有的話，那就是靈異事件了）比較可能的是，這位記者未經考證就直接引用了哪裡的舊資料。下面這張照片攝於1996年底，美國海軍最後一個使用A-6E的單位VA-75特別把一架A-6E漆成服役初期的塗裝，在A-6E退役前拍下這張照片作紀念（注意甲板和艦橋上擠滿了人）。 除了上面這個比較嚴重的錯誤，這段文字裡的小毛病還包括記者遺漏了F/A-18E/F這個新伙伴和送他上艦的C-2A，而CVW-5好像已經沒有S-3B了（哪位可以幫我確定嗎？）。另外，HH-60H也是「海鷹」的一型，跟「黑鷹」只是外觀相似，兩者結構卻很不同。
Taiwan Military Shopping List
After the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the proposed sale of air-launched HARPOON missiles to Taiwan, it is interesting to know that Taiwan had requested this type of missile, albeit the ship-launched…
Hunting Season for ROCAF
From the Defense Security Cooperation Agency of the United States: WASHINGTON, August 8, 2007 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic…
Okinawa Trip (Structures & Patterns)
A building in downtown Naha. The longest slide in Okinawa, if not in whole Japan. A apartment in Naha. A crane in Naha harbor. Ceiling of DFS (Duty…
Okinawa Trip (For Ordinary People)
In Okinawa, you can see things that are under the sea: under the ground: up in the air: very hot: very big: or very very big: You can…