The Push-Pull Effect 推拉效應

As I warned last month, there are problems in the training of Taiwan Air Force pilots. I feel so sorry when the aircraft accidents repeatedly happen in Taiwan. From the past to today, my sole motive has been the same which is to find out the possible causes so that the accidents can be prevented. That is why I insist in studying aviation in the United States. I take pilots' lives as my responsibility. As a matter of fact, very few Taiwanese aviation professionals who have sufficient knowledge and capacity can be the aircraft accident investigators. Professors at the Taiwan Air Force Academy are not aviation majored and never see these cadets' future needs in aviation. What a pity! Cadets learn so little about aviation. This has threatened their safety in flight. Unfortunately, little attention has been paid to this issue.

誠如我上個月提出的警訊,台灣空軍飛行訓練存在有許多問題有待解決.飛機不斷地失事令人相當難過.從以前至今我一直懷抱著一個理想--把真正失事的原因找出來避免類似的意外再次發生.這就是我為何遠赴美國進修航空科學.我視飛行員的性命為我的責任.但事實是台灣太少人有足夠的學識及經驗可以擔任飛機失事調查員.大多數官校的教師並非航空主修,未能瞭解未來飛行學生的需求.學生在航空方面所學真的太少,而影響飛行安全.不幸地,這樣的問題並未受到重視.

Today, an IDF combat aircraft crashed over the ocean of Ping-Hu islands. The military confirmed this accident this morning and have launched the investigation. I strongly recommend the military should take the push-pull effect into account of this serious risk on military pilots. Aviation physiologists and pilots did not know the effect of push-pull until the early 1990s. Today it is known by most of American military pilots, but Taiwanese pilots still almost know nothing about this. The push-pull effect is considered common during air combat manoeuvres (ACM) and ground attacks. It has already been considered as a possible cause in Canadian, US Navy and US Air Force aircraft accidents. Studies found that an even short exposure to a negative gravity-a positive gravity movement can significantly reduce human positive second tolerance in flight operations. The effect may contribute to Almost Loss of Consciousness (a-LOC) and G. Induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC).

今天一架IDF戰機於澎湖外海失事,空軍證實後隨即展開調查工作.本人強烈建議空軍應該將"推拉效應"這極度危害飛行員生命的因素視為可能造成失事的原因之一.這種現象一直到1990年代才被航空醫生及飛行員發現,而現在大多數的歐美國軍事飛行員已經警覺這種效應,但台灣飛行員卻對它毫無所悉."推拉效應"尤其在空戰及對地攻擊時最常發生.加拿大空軍及美國空軍及海軍已經視"推拉效應"為一個可能的因素.研究發現縱然只是短暫的負G又正G的操作,將大量減低飛行員對G力可承受之能力,而造成幾乎失去意識及G力導致失去意識.對戰鬥機飛行員可以說是相當的危險,就我個人之見它儼然是個"頭號殺手"試問我們在澎湖外海的對地攻擊靶場摔掉了多少架飛機了?

It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place. I do't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. It's how winning is done. If you know what you're worth, get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody." Rocky Balboa