tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post4872779141177207080..comments2023-10-26T22:53:59.503+08:00Comments on The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato: PLA Navy JT-9 trainer aircraft unveiledJ. Michael Cole 寇謐將http://www.blogger.com/profile/12125612369359079447noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post-41644539842363555952011-06-25T00:45:56.275+08:002011-06-25T00:45:56.275+08:00Eight crashes in two decades...
Apparently the F...Eight crashes in two decades... <br /><br />Apparently the FAA in the States grounded the T34s in 2004 to sort out an issue with the wing spars. <br /><br />Might there be a similar, or other maintenance issue with Taiwan's T34s?mikehttp://www.mirrorsignalmove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post-66824458913748589502011-06-24T21:35:28.159+08:002011-06-24T21:35:28.159+08:00@Mike:
Trainers are rarely a priority. As recentl...@Mike:<br /><br />Trainers are rarely a priority. As recently as last year, both the USAF and USN were still in the process of phasing out their T-38 “Talon” trainers, which were introduced in 1961. The majority of trainers (for carrier landings) are now the more recent T-45 “Goshawk,” while the services appear to have run into all kinds of difficulties finding the money for a new “T-X” trainer.<br /><br />So in that sense, Taiwan’s old T-34 are not exactly an exception. That said, it should be noted that a substantial amount of training for Taiwanese pilots on the F-16s takes place at Luke Air Force Base in the US, and that ROCN pilots will soon start training on the recently acquired P-3C “Orion” at an undisclosed location in Florida, with Canada-made simulators to come. Quality training at US bases is obviously something the PLAAF and PLAN have access to, and I have yet to see indications that their pilots are getting this kind of treatment at equivalent Russian bases.<br /><br />So it’s not <i>all</i> bad.J. Michael Cole 寇謐將https://www.blogger.com/profile/12125612369359079447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29099853.post-43181582960053232422011-06-24T01:19:23.748+08:002011-06-24T01:19:23.748+08:00Meanwhile our pilots continue to crash and die in ...Meanwhile our pilots continue to crash and die in their miserable little T-34s. <br /><br />Would you be able to comment on that?mikenoreply@blogger.com