Francia has compensado a Taiwan por los daños sufridose en los motores de su flota de Mirage 2000, y los cazas han empezado a operar con normalidad. El jefe de Estado Mayor de la Fuerza Aérea, hizo esta declaración en una sesión legislativa, en respuesta a una cuestión presentada por el Partido Nacionalista Chino realizada el pasado Octubre de 2009, tras anunciar la consideración por parte de la Fuerza Aérea de Taiwán de paralizar la flota de Mirage 2000 por daño en los motores. Como consecuencia de este hecho, cada piloto de Mirage solo podía volar ocho horas mensuales, en lugar de las quince requeridas de Septiembre a Diciembre de 2009.
Se anunció el acuerdo con Francia para el suministro de motores Snecma M53-P2, lo que ha posibilitado la vuelta a la actividad normal desde enero de 2010, así como el envío de personal y repuestos, lo que ha posibilitado la vuelta a la normalidad desde enero de 2010. Taiwán pidió 48 monoplazas Mirage 2000-5EI y 12 biplazas de entrenamiento Mirage 2000-5DI en 1992, estando operativo el primer escuadrón en 1997.
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France has compensated Taiwan for engine damage to its Mirage 2000s, and the fighter jets have since been returned to their normal training operations.
Chief of staff of the Air Force, made the remarks at a legislative meeting last week in response to a question from Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator, who first brought the issue to light last October, saying that the Air Force had considered suspension of operations of its Mirage fleet because of engine damage.
The Air Force regulates that each Mirage pilot fly 15 hours monthly, but because of the damaged fighters, Mirage pilots were only able to maintain eight hours of training operations from September to December last year.
Ger told the legislative meeting that the Air Force had later reached a deal with France in which the latter had agreed to supply the aircraft’s Snecma M53-P2 turbofan engines and that the fighter squadron, since January, has returned to its regular monthly 15 hours of training operations.
France sent personnel to Taiwan late last year to repair the engines. It also provided advanced scope testing equipment for fighter aircraft, trained Taiwan’s personnel free of charge, and delivered parts and supplies for the Mirages ahead of schedule. Taiwan ordered 48 single-seat Mirage 2000-5EI interceptors and 12 Mirage twin-seat 2000-5DI trainers in 1992. The first squadron became operational in 1997.
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