An F-5E single-seat fighter jet from Taiwan crashed into the sea two minutes after takeoff from the Taitung Chih-Hang base on the morning of 29th, suspected of engine failure on the right side of the aircraft, which was reported to the tower. His mother said sadly that Zhu Guan-Rui had already told her that the 40-year-old F-5E would have problems sooner or later, and strongly criticized the military. Taiwan’s Defense Minister Yen Te-Fa, who went to Taitung yesterday to pay his respects, said publicly that all 33 F-5s at the Taitung Chihang base will be replaced within three years.
Taitung eyewitnesses said that the fighter jet flew low, the feeling does not rise up, after the sea from the down; Chihang base runway tail end of the residents said they saw the aircraft take off, “the tail of the aircraft is on fire.
The plane’s tail was on fire. The 29-year-old officer, Chu Kuan-ridge, was the 15th member of Taiwan’s Air Force to die in the line of duty this year. After the crash, the Taiwan Air Force grounded all of its F-5E and F-5F fighters for a detailed inspection.
The Ministry of National Defense has decided to prioritize the replacement of 33 trainer aircraft for Chih-Hang, which will be launched next year and will be replaced within three years. As for the salvage operation of the wrecked aircraft, at present, in addition to using the naval mine hunting ship, also entrusted the assistance of the private “All Nippon Instrument Company” to speed up the salvage.
Taiwan Air Force Chief of Staff Chih-Wei Huang said, “the policy of “national aircraft and national manufacture”, the construction process has not changed, the original plan is to complete the contract signing in 2017, and complete the delivery of 66 “Eagle” in 2026; the construction process has undergone political party rotation and handover, but there is no change.
Taiwan’s Han Cheong Company, which specializes in the development and manufacture of military aircraft, also issued a statement saying that the replacement of the trainer aircraft, if the outsourcing plan is adopted, will not be completed until 2026, which is the same as the plan for the national aircraft and the national manufacture, and there is no question of the continued use of the old trainer aircraft due to the delay in the replacement of the F-5 fighter aircraft, as claimed by the outside world.
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