AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
Land	Taiwan
Role	Gevechtsvliegtuigen
Eerste vlucht	28 mei 1989
Gebouwd	131

De AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo (Chinees: 經國號戰機; pinyin: Jīngguó Hào Zhànjī), beter bekend als de Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is een multirole gevechtsvliegtuig vernoemd naar Chiang Ching-kuo, de overleden president van de Republiek China. Het toestel maakte zijn eerste vlucht in 1989. Het werd geleverd aan de Republic of China Air Force in januari 1994 en kwam in dienst in 1997. Alle 130 productievliegtuigen waren in 1999 geproduceerd.

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General Characteristics and Design

The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching Kuo (named after the late ROC President Chiang Ching-kuo) is a Taiwanese (Republic of China) indigenous multirole combat aircraft. The program was initiated in the 1980s when the U.S. government, under pressure from China, refused to sell Taiwan advanced fighters like the F-16 or F-20. As a result, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) developed the F-CK-1 with substantial technical assistance from U.S. aerospace companies. The design features a blend of characteristics from contemporary U.S. fighters (F-16/F/A-18), utilizing a slightly unstable airframe and a modern triple-redundant full authority fly-by-wire flight control system. It is the lightest twin-engine fourth-generation fighter fielded globally.

Property	Typical Value (F-CK-1A)
Role	Multirole Fighter / Air Superiority
National Origin	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Fabrikant	Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)
First Flight	28 May 1989
Bemanning	1 (F-CK-1A) or 2 (F-CK-1B/D Trainer)
Lengte	14.21 m (46 ft 7 in)
Spanwijdte	9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)
Empty Weight	6,486 kg (14,300 lb)
Max Takeoff Weight	12,247 kg (27,000 lb)

Powerplant and Performance

Engines: Two ITEC/Honeywell F125-GA-100 (TFE1042-70) non-afterburning turbofan engines.
Thrust (Each): 27 kN (6,000 lbf) dry / 42 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner.
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8 (approx. 2,220 km/h or 1,379 mph).
Range: 1,100 km (680 mi; 590 nmi) (with minimum external fuel).
Service Ceiling: 16,800 m (55,100 ft).
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: Approx. 0.95 (clean) / 0.70 (maximum load).

Armament and Avionics

Internal Gun: 1 x 20 mm M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon (located on the starboard side of the fuselage).
Hardpoints: 6 total (2 under-fuselage, 4 under-wing) with a max external payload of 4,000 kg (8,800 lb).
Indigenous Missiles: The F-CK-1 is integrated with a variety of domestically produced weapons:
- Air-to-Air: Sky Sword I (TC-1) (short-range IR-guided) and Sky Sword II (TC-2) (medium-range active radar-guided).
- Air-to-Surface: Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile (testing/integration ongoing).
Other Munitions: AGM-65 Maverick, Mark 82/84 General Purpose Bombs, and Mk-20 Rockeye II cluster bombs.
Radar: 1 x GD-53 Golden Dragon multi-mode monopulse pulse-Doppler radar, a derivative of the General Electric AN/APG-67 (developed for the F-20). The radar has look-down/shoot-down capability.