| Republic of China Air Force Academy | |
| Native Name: | 中華民國空軍軍官學校 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Former Name: | Central Army Academy's Aviation Corps (1928-1929) Central Army Academy's Aviation Class (1929-1932) Central Aviation School (1932-1938) |
| Type: | Military academy |
| Established: | 1928 |
| Superintendent: | Major-General Wang Tien-hu |
| Address: | Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates: | 22.7825°N 120.2658°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kaohsiung#Taiwan#Southeast Asia#East China Sea#North Pacific#Earth |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | ROCAF Academy |
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, Taiwan.
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 in Jianggan, 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 Air Force Academy was relocated to the Kunming Wujiaba airbase[1]
After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the academy was stationed in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[2] In September 1960, the academy was reorganized with a four-year university system.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
The school consists of 12 student clubs, ranging from academic, arts and recreational fields.[5]
The academy is accessible West from Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital metro station of the Kaohsiung Metro or Gangshan station of the Taiwan Railways and the Kaohsiung Metro.