Taiwan Air Force's two E-2T early warning aircraft returned to Taiwan after completing upgrades in the United States
China news network, March 11, under the Taiwan Pingtung Air Force base of the two system upgrade early warning aircraft, 10 early morning from the dock to Kaohsiung Xiaogang airport, to be tested and confirmed after the flight back to Pingtung base.
According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported, sent to the United States system upgrade of the two early warning aircraft, 8 late at night by Yangming shipping "invention round" arrived at Kaohsiung port two ports, 9 morning more than midnight to Kaohsiung airport.
Early warning aircraft fuselage covered by white plastic cloth placed on the trailer, and for safety, from the port to the airport along the arrangement of hundreds of military police guide car and ring protection, only about 20 kilometers per hour, on the way to meet the air cable, the staff also specially ladder propped up the wire to allow the plane to pass smoothly.
The military police carefully guarded the transport of this batch of "behemoths", some passers-by are also curious to stop to watch; The transport was smooth and took about two and a half hours from the dock to the airport.
The Air Force early warning aircraft sent to the United States for system upgrades have been many times, 10 arrived early warning aircraft in addition to engine upgrades, but also include the propeller from 4 to 8 blades, and radar.