AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
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The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo is an indigenously developed Taiwanese multirole fighter aircraft designed primarily for air defense and pilot training.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo canonical | 1 |
| F-CK-1A | 1 |
| F-CK-1B | 1 |
| F-CK-1C | 1 |
| F-CK-1D | 1 |
| Taiwan AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (as F125 derivative family) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet aircraft
ⓘ
light fighter aircraft ⓘ multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation | Indigenous Defense Fighter ⓘ |
| airToAirMissiles |
TC-1 Sky Sword I
ⓘ
TC-2 Sky Sword II ⓘ |
| airToSurfaceWeapons |
precision-guided munitions (later upgrades)
ⓘ
rocket pods ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| armamentFixed | 1 × 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon ⓘ |
| avionics |
fly-by-wire flight control system
ⓘ
multimode pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| crew |
1
ⓘ
2 ⓘ |
| crewNote | single-seat and two-seat variants ⓘ |
| designer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation ⓘ |
| developmentReason |
to provide indigenous air defense capability for Taiwan
ⓘ
to reduce dependence on foreign fighter imports ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | around 6,500 kg ⓘ |
| engineThrust | around 4,200 kgf each with afterburner ⓘ |
| enteredROCAFService | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1989-05-28 ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 7 external hardpoints ⓘ |
| height | 4.42 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1994 ⓘ |
| length | 14.21 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | Mach 1.8 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | around 12,000 kg ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chiang Ching-kuo ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 130 ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Honeywell F125-70 turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryMission | air superiority over Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Republic of China Air Force ⓘ |
| programStart | early 1980s ⓘ |
| range | around 1,100 km ⓘ |
| role |
advanced trainer
ⓘ
air defense fighter ⓘ multirole combat aircraft ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
ground attack
ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | around 40,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| upgradeProgram | Hsiang Sheng (Brave Hawk) upgrade ⓘ |
| variant |
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
F-CK-1A
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-CK-1B
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-CK-1C
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-CK-1D
|
| wingspan | 9.46 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taiwan AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (as F125 derivative family)
this entity surface form:
F-CK-1A
this entity surface form:
F-CK-1B
this entity surface form:
F-CK-1C
this entity surface form:
F-CK-1D