AIDC Ching-Kuo

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
Prototype of the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
Prototype of the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo
Type: Fighter bomber
Design country:

TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan

Manufacturer:

Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)

First flight:

May 25, 1989

Commissioning:

1994

Production time:

1989 to 1999

Number of pieces:

131

The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo ( 經 國 號 戰機  /  经 国 号 战机 ), also commonly known as the " Indigenous Defense Fighter ", abbr .: IDF , is a domestic production fighter-bomber of the Taiwanese Air Force .

history

The Ching-Kuo was developed to replace the obsolete F-5 Tiger and F-104 Starfighter aircraft. The original plan was to acquire the F-20 Tigershark , but this was not possible due to the US arms embargo. The Taiwanese government decided to develop its own fighter aircraft, which the AIDC (Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation) was commissioned to do . Since the transfer of technologies was not subject to the embargo, US technology flowed into the aircraft. Therefore, the aircraft is similar to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F / A-18 Hornet fighter-bombers . Other companies that helped develop were General Dynamics, Garret, and Westinghouse. The company General Dynamics developed the airframe, the engine Garret and Westinghouse radar. The radar of the F-20, the AN / APG-67, has roughly the same performance as the AN / APG-66 of the F-16 A. There are multifunctional displays (MFDs) and a heads-up display (HUD) in the cockpit. and side controls equipped with HOTAS . HOTAS enables the pilot to operate all functions from the joystick as well as the thrust lever. The digital fly-by-wire system is triple redundant, the hydraulic system with 214 bar pressure is double redundant. The first flight of the aircraft equipped with carbon fiber brakes took place on May 25, 1989.

The aircraft has a rate of climb of 254 m / s at sea level, a performance that hardly any other aircraft type in the same price range can match.

Originally, the procurement of 260 aircraft, including a few two-seat trainers, was planned. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the USA and Mirage 2000-5 from France were bought as replacements . The procurement of both samples met with great resistance from the People's Republic of China , which saw them as a threat.

The first season was set up in 1993.

Versions

  • F-CK-1A: Single-seat production model
  • F-CK-1B: Two-seat trainer
  • F-CK-1C: Modernized variant with a new computer, improved radar and other changes
  • F-CK-1D: Modernized two-seat trainer

Technical specifications

AIDC Ching-Kuo approaching Tainan
Parameter F-CK-1 C / D data
length 14.21 m
span 8.53 m
Wing area 24.20 m²
Wing extension 3.01
Wing loading
  • minimum (empty weight) 268 kg / m²
  • nominal (normal takeoff weight) 394 kg / m²
  • maximum (max. takeoff weight) 506 kg / m²
height 4.42 m
Empty mass 6,486 kg
normal takeoff mass 9,525 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 12,247 kg
Fuel capacity 2,520 l (internal)
g limits −3 / + 9 g
Top speed
  • At an altitude of 10,975 m: Mach 1.7
  • at sea level: Mach 1.05
Service ceiling 16,760 m
Max. Rate of climb 254 m / s
Use radius approx. 1,100 km
Engine two ITEC TFE1042-70 turbofan engines
Thrust
  • with afterburner: 2 × 42.28 kN
  • without afterburner: 2 × 26.98 kN
Thrust-to-weight ratio
  • maximum (empty weight): 1.33
  • nominal (normal takeoff mass): 0.9
  • minimum (max.starting mass): 0.7

Armament

  • 20 mm on-board cannon M61A1
  • AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile
  • self-developed air-to-air missiles Sky Sword and Sky Sword II medium-range
  • laser-guided bombs
  • Cluster bombs
  • Anti-ship missile Male Bee II
  • various other precision ammunition and other accessories

Web links

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