SHAH ALAM: COPE Taufan 2016 – the biennial exercise between RMAF and USAF – is expected to be held in August this year. Although the exact dates have yet to be officially announced it is expected between mid-July and before the end of August. In 2014, the exercise was held […]
SHAH ALAM: 17th Squadron – the Bats – which flies the Mig-29N Fulcrums is among the four RMAF squadrons to be awarded colours on February 29th. The announcement of the squadron colours ceremony was made through RMAF official Twitter account this afternoon. Apart from the 17th Squadron, the others to […]
SHAH ALAM: Fourth Airbus A400M Delivered. The fourth and last A400M Atlas on order has been officially accepted by RMAF at the Airbus final assembly plant in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday. The aircraft was accepted on behalf of the government by deputy Defence Minister DS Johari Baharom. Also present was […]
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Well, i don’t think this is much of a big deal. But it also told us to keep our runway clean from foreign objects…..
BTW, Marhalim you have any news about the avionics integration problem in Su-30MKMs and the MiG-29ns trade for more Sukhois?
I found the RMAF Safety Magazine issue 137/June 2008 at this site that describe the damaged engine due to FOD. Also, pics of the engine fins that was damaged.
Have anyone already heard about the recent shocking news that our Rahsia Pertahanan have been leaked by someone from the MINDEF/Armed Forces? Latest news indicated that our Intelligence service is still investigating on this matter. Marhalim, do u have any idea about this matter?
Actually it is a major deal since we don’t have a large number of spare engines but hey…what does it matter since the Ops budget is slashed by 30%.
marhalim 2 enjin tu tak pernah total lost. TUDM cuma replace dan repair 1st stage LPC blade yang kemik bila kena FOD, tu je. Bleh tak ko betulkan balik laporan kau tu? Ini misleading dan memalukan negara.. padahal enjin tu tak pernah pun total lost. ggk
Marhalim: I did quote the PTU saying that it was not a total lost….
Can’t comment about the 2 Su-30 engines that suffered FOD but coming so soon after the KD Inderapura fiasco, the loss of the F-5 engines and the latest intelligence leak, these incidents certainly ”memalukan negara”.
One can only hope that what’s been reported is not only the tip of the iceberg with other stuff still unreported. And we can only hope that the intelligence leaked to a ”friendly” neighbour by traitors who deserved to be skinned alive then hung is not something like cipher codes or radar frequencies.
What the USMC F18D pilots think about Kuantan Air Base FOD in this article:
” One of the greatest hazards for the Hornets during Air Warrior came from a virtually invisible source: FOD—foreign object debris. A close inspection of the Kuantan flightline reveals chunks of broken concrete every few feet. Most of the pieces are pebble size, but even a paper clip, if sucked into an intake, can destroy the turbine blades of a Hornet’s engines, grounding the craft. Each day of Air Warrior, the Marines spent time doing “FOD sweeps,” shoulder-to-shoulder walks to scan the pavement for debris.
MiG-29s, on the other hand, have special engine intake louvers that block foreign objects, so the Malaysians don’t rank FOD removal nearly as high in priority as U.S. aviation units do.”
Its a safe bet that the parking aprons and runways at Butterworth is in much better condition given the RAAF presence there and the fact that the Hawks and Hornets don’t have special intakes to prevent FOD. Judging from the article there seems to be a shortage of hangars at Kuantan though another reason apart from finance could be a lack space.
I’m a bit confused however…. is Air Warrior part of CARAT? I was under the impression the only exercises done with USN fighters was during CARAT. It just goes to show, our so called leaders who claim to take our defence seriously need to allocate more funds so the RMAF pilots get access to more frequent and more challenging exercises.
Marhalim: No CARAT is a different exercise altogether mostly involving the Navy and Marines. Apart from our TD our Coast Guard are also involved as the US Coast Guard also deploy to such scenarios. As usual we tend to keep quiet on such exercises especially ones involving fighter jets. Yes, the low hours is frightening scenario. Thats the problem when we have so many assets but at the same time the budget is low. For example, the Army spend about 80 per cent of its annual operational expenditure on emoluments and logistics and spent about 10 per cent on operations and training.
You have a state of the art and the most expensive fighter plane ever in your inventory and this is how you take care of it. Its carelessness in every way you see it. If the MAF was serious, heads should have rolled over this incident.
Well, i don’t think this is much of a big deal. But it also told us to keep our runway clean from foreign objects…..
BTW, Marhalim you have any news about the avionics integration problem in Su-30MKMs and the MiG-29ns trade for more Sukhois?
I found the RMAF Safety Magazine issue 137/June 2008 at this site that describe the damaged engine due to FOD. Also, pics of the engine fins that was damaged.
The PDF link:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13489391/RMAF-Safety-Magazine-June-2008
Marhalim: Thanks for the link.
Have anyone already heard about the recent shocking news that our Rahsia Pertahanan have been leaked by someone from the MINDEF/Armed Forces? Latest news indicated that our Intelligence service is still investigating on this matter. Marhalim, do u have any idea about this matter?
Ref:- http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/4/nation/20100204105820&sec=nation
Actually it is a major deal since we don’t have a large number of spare engines but hey…what does it matter since the Ops budget is slashed by 30%.
marhalim 2 enjin tu tak pernah total lost. TUDM cuma replace dan repair 1st stage LPC blade yang kemik bila kena FOD, tu je. Bleh tak ko betulkan balik laporan kau tu? Ini misleading dan memalukan negara.. padahal enjin tu tak pernah pun total lost. ggk
Marhalim: I did quote the PTU saying that it was not a total lost….
Can’t comment about the 2 Su-30 engines that suffered FOD but coming so soon after the KD Inderapura fiasco, the loss of the F-5 engines and the latest intelligence leak, these incidents certainly ”memalukan negara”.
One can only hope that what’s been reported is not only the tip of the iceberg with other stuff still unreported. And we can only hope that the intelligence leaked to a ”friendly” neighbour by traitors who deserved to be skinned alive then hung is not something like cipher codes or radar frequencies.
What the USMC F18D pilots think about Kuantan Air Base FOD in this article:
” One of the greatest hazards for the Hornets during Air Warrior came from a virtually invisible source: FOD—foreign object debris. A close inspection of the Kuantan flightline reveals chunks of broken concrete every few feet. Most of the pieces are pebble size, but even a paper clip, if sucked into an intake, can destroy the turbine blades of a Hornet’s engines, grounding the craft. Each day of Air Warrior, the Marines spent time doing “FOD sweeps,” shoulder-to-shoulder walks to scan the pavement for debris.
MiG-29s, on the other hand, have special engine intake louvers that block foreign objects, so the Malaysians don’t rank FOD removal nearly as high in priority as U.S. aviation units do.”
Link to the article:
http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/Hornet-v-Mig.html?c=y&page=1
Its a safe bet that the parking aprons and runways at Butterworth is in much better condition given the RAAF presence there and the fact that the Hawks and Hornets don’t have special intakes to prevent FOD. Judging from the article there seems to be a shortage of hangars at Kuantan though another reason apart from finance could be a lack space.
I’m a bit confused however…. is Air Warrior part of CARAT? I was under the impression the only exercises done with USN fighters was during CARAT. It just goes to show, our so called leaders who claim to take our defence seriously need to allocate more funds so the RMAF pilots get access to more frequent and more challenging exercises.
Marhalim: No CARAT is a different exercise altogether mostly involving the Navy and Marines. Apart from our TD our Coast Guard are also involved as the US Coast Guard also deploy to such scenarios. As usual we tend to keep quiet on such exercises especially ones involving fighter jets. Yes, the low hours is frightening scenario. Thats the problem when we have so many assets but at the same time the budget is low. For example, the Army spend about 80 per cent of its annual operational expenditure on emoluments and logistics and spent about 10 per cent on operations and training.
The Sukhoi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ikwqxgv7g
You have a state of the art and the most expensive fighter plane ever in your inventory and this is how you take care of it. Its carelessness in every way you see it. If the MAF was serious, heads should have rolled over this incident.