AIDC T-CH-1
| AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing | |
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
23rd November 1973 |
| Production time: |
1976-1981 |
| Number of pieces: |
52 |
The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft of the Taiwanese Air Force.
development
The T-CH-1 was developed from the piston engine-powered American North American T-28 Trojan trainer. The main difference to the T-28 was the turboprop engine used. The first prototype flew on November 23, 1973. A second prototype flew after that same year. The T-CH-1 was designed in a conventional configuration as a low-wing aircraft with retractable nose-wheel landing gear. Students and teachers sit one behind the other. Production amounted to fifty aircraft for the Taiwanese Air Force.
variants
- T-CH-1 Chung Hsing
- Two-seat beginner and light fighter aircraft
- A-CH-1
- Two-seat armed trainer aircraft
- R-CH-1
- Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 10.26 m |
| span | 12.19 m |
| Wing area | 25.20 m² |
| Empty mass | 2608 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 5057 kg |
| Top speed | 592 km / h |
| Range | 2010 km |
| Engine | 1 × Lycoming T53-L-701 shaft turbine (turboprop) |
| power | 1080 kW (1450 WPS) |
Web links
Commons : AIDC T-CH-1 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- John WR (ed.) Taylor: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81 . Jane's Publishing, London 1980, ISBN 0 7106-0705-9 .
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 44.