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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo canonical 1
F-CK-1A 1
F-CK-1B 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic of China Air Force operatesAircraft AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
Honeywell F124 application AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
this entity surface form: Taiwan AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (as F125 derivative family)
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo variant AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-CK-1A
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo variant AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-CK-1B
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo variant AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-CK-1C
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo variant AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: F-CK-1D