Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet took off at night
Observer Network quoted reports from media on November 18 that at around 6:17 p.m., the day before, an F-16 fighter jet that took off from the Hualien base suddenly disappeared from the radar screen, and no missing pilot was found so far. This is the second fighter that has been hit since the F-5E fighter crashed during daily flight training on October 29.
Interestingly, there are a lot of rumors on the network across the Taiwan Strait, saying that the missing F16 fighter jet flew to Xiamen to "rebellion and surrender". Although the other side of the strait is a militaristic force and insists on splitting the country, we need to fight resolutely, the "uprising and surrendering theory" is a little too conceited and unlikely. Although the plane's wreckage has not been found yet, there is a greater possibility of "more danger".
First of all, the missing F-16 in Taiwan is not performing training tasks alone, but a team of four aircraft operates together. Once an aircraft has an attempt to "revolt", it will inevitably be discovered by other F-16 wingman . Even if they do not fire, they will definitely report the situation to the tower. It is impossible to let a companion go without saying a word. Moreover, Hualien is the farthest air force base from the mainland in , Taitung . It is impossible to bypass half of Taiwan when taking off from here to mainland China.
Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jets took off at night
Secondly, although the current situation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is relatively eased, in essence, there is still a war relationship between the two sides. Both sides have deployed a large number of air defense radar systems along both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the F-16 fighter jets are obviously unlikely to escape the monitoring of so many radars and early warning aircraft. On July 4, 2016, a Taiwan "Xiongfeng-3" anti-ship missile went off fire unexpectedly. According to Taiwan's electronic reconnaissance department, the radar frequency of the other strait changed in just one second... It can be seen that although the two sides of the Taiwan Strait seem loose, the combat readiness strings are tight in private. In this case, it is difficult for the F-16 to penetrate the air defense networks of both sides.
Third, if you take a step back, even if you "rebellion and surrender", it is unlikely that you will fly Xiamen Airport , because opposite Xiamen is Kinmen, the straight-line distance between the two is less than 2 kilometers. Moreover, there are air defense missiles deployed on Kinmen Island . Once an aircraft is found to "rebellion" to the mainland, it will inevitably shoot it down as soon as possible. Therefore, even if a Taiwanese aircraft wants to "rebellion", at least they must choose a place to avoid Taiwan's air defense fire circle instead of hitting it head-on. The rumors online that Xiamen Airport has "complete martial law and all flights have been cancelled" today are totally nonsense. A friend from Xiamen confirmed that the airport is used as usual, without any abnormalities.
F-16 fighter is the core main force of Taiwan's current fighter jets. Although they are both early F-16A/B models, they have undergone medium-term upgrades and have installed a new radar avionics and electronic countermeasures systems. They can use the AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missiles and AIM-9X fighting missiles, and have strong air combat capabilities.
Since September, due to serious tensions in cross-strait relations, our army has strengthened combat tours and training around the Taiwan Strait to warn separatist forces not to act arbitrarily. To this end, fighter jets are frequently dispatched on the island to respond. With continuous high-intensity flight, many pilots on the island are already quite tired. According to retired pilots in front of the stage, severe fatigue has caused the pilot to have "visual vision". According to the island, the missing F-16 fighter jet dropped 7,000 meters in altitude within 20 seconds before losing contact, so it is very likely that the pilot had a "visual" problem, which eventually led to the plane falling directly into the sea.
Although many netizens sincerely hope that Taiwan’s fighter jets would fly to the mainland to "rebellion and surrender", it is highly likely that it will still be a flight accident.
