本帖最后由 choi 于 1-20-2016 16:59 编辑
Wendell Minnick, Despite Pressures From China, Taiwan Might Procure Harriers. Defense News, Jan 16, 2016.
http://www.defensenews.com/story ... -harriers/78733284/
("The Taiwan Air Force is not crazy about the AV-8 * * * Taiwan’s obsession with the F-35B is nearly total")
Note:
(a) "Erich Shih, a Taiwan-based defense expert, said the idea of procuring AV-8s was a 'stupid and silly idea' because the 'operational range is extremely short and used aircraft would be costly for maintenance and spare parts, and the engine is very complicated to work on.' "
(i) Erich Shih. That is 施孝瑋, bot 史哲維, "news anchorman at CtiTV 中天電視" in Taiwan who committed suicide at home at 46 (1968-2014; "頭套塑膠袋身亡")
(ii) Harrier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrier
(bird of prey and aircraft)
(iii) McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II
(Primary users US Marine Corps, Italian Navy, Spanish Navy; Produced 1981–2003; Number built 337; carried less than half the 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) payload of the smaller A-4 Skyhawk; Combat radius: 300 nmi [nautical miles] (350 mi, 556 km) )
(b) "Defense News has acquired a copy of Taiwan’s original 2002 Pentagon request for letter of intent (LOI) and for price and availability (P&A) data on the F-35B signed by Wang Chi-lin, then director of the Defense Procurement Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington). The letter demonstrates Taiwan’s early interest in the F-35B’s STOVL capabilities."
I fail to find the Chinese name. |