AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo

The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo, commonly known as the Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF), is a multirole combat aircraft named after Chiang Ching-Kuo, the late President of the Republic of China.

The aircraft made its first flight in 1989.

All 130 production aircraft were manufactured by 1999.

The Republic of China initiated the IDF program when the United States refused to sell them F-20 Tiger shark and F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters following diplomatic pressure from China.

The Republic of China therefore decided to develop an advanced indigenous jet fighter.

The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), based in Taichung, the Republic of China, designed and built the IDF jet fighter.

Specifications

Crew

1

Length

14.48 m (47 ft 6 in)

Wingspan

9 m (29 ft 6 in)

Height

4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)

Wing area

24.2 m2 (260 sq ft)

Empty weight

6,500 kg (14,330 lb)

Gross weight

9,072 kg (20,000 lb)

Max take-off weight

9,526 kg (21,001 lb)

Powerplant

2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN (6,100 lbf) thrust each dry

42.1 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

Maximum speed

Mach 1.8 (1379mph, 2,220 km/h)

Range

1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)

Service ceiling

16,800 m (55,100 ft)

Thrust/weight

1.01

Armament

Guns

1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon

Missiles

4 × Sky Sword I

4 × Sky Sword II

4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder

4 × AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles

2 × Hsiung Feng II Anti-ship missiles

Bombs

2 x Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile

10 x Mark 82 bomb

10 x Mk-20 Rockeye II

3 x Mark 84 bomb

Avionics

Radar

1× GD-53 X-band pulse doppler

Effective scanning range

Look up

57 kilometres (35 mi)

Look down

39 km (24 mi)