{Ching-Kuo (IDF), Taiwan

Multirole Fighter Jet

The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (經國號戰機), commonly known as the IndigenousDefense Fighter (IDF), is a Taiwanese air superiority jet fighter with multirolecapability named after Chiang Ching-kuo, the late President of the Republic of China.

The airframe design was developed under the YingYan or Soaring Eagle programme.

The aircraft is of shoulder-wing monoplane (single-wing) design, incorporatingcomposite structure materials. The aircraft is built to withstand 9g loading.

The Ching-Kuo fighter can be adapted to carry the TC-2A air-to-surface anti-radiationmissile

Introduction

The TFE1042 engine has been developed by the International Turbine EngineCorporation (ITEC), a joint venture between the Aerospace Industrial DevelopmentCorporation (AIDC) and AlliedSignal.

The engine, weighing 1,360lb, delivers 41.1kN maximum thrust. The modular-designedengine has full digital electronic controls.

The pressurised and air-conditioned cockpit has a Martin Baker Mark 12 zero zeroejection seat and a single-piece bubble canopy.

The aircraft's radar is the Golden Dragon CD-53. The multi-mode pulse Doppler radarhas look-down, shoot-down capability and can operate in air and sea search mode.

Design

A 20mm M61A Vulcan cannon is installed on the starboard side of the fuselage with aPhoto-Sonics gun camera.

The aircraft has six hardpoints for carrying external stores, with two under thefuselage, one under each wing and one at each wingtip.

For ground attack, the aircraft can be armed with rocket pods, bombs, cluster bombs orair-to-surface missiles such as Maverick.

The fighter can also be adapted to carry the TC-2A air-to-surface anti-radiation missile,which uses both active and passive radar guidance.

Weapons

General characteristics 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 takeoff weight: 20,000 kg (44,092 lb)

Performance Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (2,205 km/h) Range: 1,100 km (684 mi; 594 nmi) Service ceiling: 16,800 m (55,118 ft) Thrust/weight: 1.01 lbf/lb

Specifications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ching/

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=422

http://www.fighter-aircraft.com/aidc-f-ck-1-ching-kuo.html

References

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