AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo – Fotos e Vídeos

O AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo (chinês: 經國號戰機; pinyin: Jīngguó Hào Zhànjī), comumente conhecido como o Caça de Defesa Indígena (IDF), é um avião de combate multifuncional nomeado após Chiang Ching-kuo, o falecido presidente da República da China. A aeronave fez seu primeiro voo em 1989. Foi entregue à Força Aérea da República da China em janeiro de 1994 e entrou em serviço em 1997. Todas as 130 aeronaves de produção foram fabricadas até 1999.

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The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo is a multirole combat aircraft developed by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) of Taiwan. It is named after Chiang Ching-kuo, the late president of the Republic of China. The aircraft was designed to replace the aging fleet of F-5 fighters and F-104 Starfighters in the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF). The F-CK-1 is a twin-engine, single-seat fighter with a delta wing and canard configuration. It has a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 and a combat radius of 1,100 km. The aircraft is equipped with a multifunction radar, a fly-by-wire flight control system, and an electronic warfare suite.
The F-CK-1 can carry a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons, including Sidewinder, Sky Sword, Tien Chien, Maverick, and Wan Chien missiles, as well as bombs and rockets. The F-CK-1 entered service with the ROCAF in 1994 and has been upgraded several times since then. The latest version, the F-CK-1C/D, features improved avionics, radar, and weapons systems. The F-CK-1 is also exported to other countries under the name Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF).