The Republic of China Air Force Academy (CAFA; ) is the service academy for the air force of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is located in Gangshan District,

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

, Taiwan.

History

Mainland China

The Republic of China Air Force Academy was initially established in 1928 in Nanjing as the Central Army Academy's Aviation Corps, then reorganized as the Central Army Academy's Aviation Class in 1929. In 1931, it was moved from Dajiaochang Airport to

Jianqiao Airport Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport (), formerly romanized as Chien Chiao, also known as Hangzhou Air Base, is a People's Liberation Army Air Force Base and a former civil airport serving Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, China. It is locat ...

Jianggan Jianggan District was one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. The district was located in the northeast of Hangzhou and on the northern (left) bank of the Qiantang River. ...

, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A year later in 1932, the name was changed to Central Aviation School. And in 1938, it was finally changed to Air Force Academy. During the War of Resistance-WWII, following the Battle of Shanghai and the

Battle of Nanjing The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanking (Nanjing), the capital of the Rep ...

, the Air Force Academy was relocated to the Kunming Wujiaba airbase

Taiwan

After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the academy was stationed in

Gangshan Gangshan District (, Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. It has 95,128 inhabitants in 2022. The township is part of the suburbs of Kaohsiung City which encompass 10 cities (or townships) out of 18 i ...

, Taiwan. In September 1960, the academy was reorganized with a four-year university system.

Academics

Memorial Group Portrait of Republic of China Air Force Academy Cadets in Hangar 20170812

Faculties

Education in the academy is divided into two major fields, which are the general field and military field. General field consists of five departments, namely Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Avionic Engineering, Department of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Department of Aviation Management, and Department of Applied Foreign Languages. The military field consists of four categories, namely Basic Theory, Joint Warfare, Military Intelligence and Specialized Knowledge.

Teaching facilities

The academy is equipped with various classrooms and laboratories to support the academic activities. Classrooms in the academy are Aircraft System Models, Astronomy, Joint Warfare, Military Intelligence Analysis and Weapon Introduction. Laboratories in the academy are Flight Simulator, Multimedia Studio and Wind Tunnel Research.

Libraries and digital resources

In 2014, the academy library joined the Taiwan Academic E-book and Database Consortium. As of December 2015, the academy has a collection of 24,700 volumes of e-books.

Student life

The school consists of 12 student clubs, ranging from academic, arts and recreational fields.

Notable alumni

Feng Shih-kuan Feng Shih-kuan (; born 25 November 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Republic of China Air Force from 1967 to 2006, retiring with the rank of General before assuming the post of Minister of National Defense in 2016. Feng stepped ...

, Minister of National Defense (2016–2018) * Gao Youxin, flying ace of the War of Resistance-World War II * Hua Hsi-chun, pilot, general, and founder of Taiwan aeronautical industry * Shen Yi-ming, Chief of the General Staff (2019–2020) * Tang Fei, Premier (2000) * Yen Ming, Minister of National Defense (2013 – 2015) *

Yue Yiqin Yue Yiqin (or Yue Yi-chin, ; November 11, 1914 – December 3, 1937) was a flying ace of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He achieved five confirmed aerial victories until his death in combat during the Battle of Nanking ...

, flying ace of the War of Resistance-World War II

Transport

The academy is accessible West from

Gangshan South Station Gangshan South is a terminus on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The station is an at-grade station. It is located in the KMRT North Depot. Around the station * Agongdian River * Republic of China Air ...

of the Kaohsiung MRT or

Gangshan Station Gangshan () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 15 December 1900 as , and was renamed as in 1920. In November 1923, a s ...

of the Taiwan Railways.

References

External links

* {{Military of the Republic of China 1928 establishments in China 1949 establishments in Taiwan Air force academies Educational institutions established in 1928 Military academies of Taiwan Republic of China Air Force Universities and colleges in Kaohsiung