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AIDC Ching-Kuo
Origin: |
Taiwan |
Type: |
lightweight
air-defence fighter with anti-ship capability |
Max Speed: |
1275 km/h /
792 mph |
Max Range |
N/A |
Dimensions: |
span 9.00 m /
29 ft 6 in over missile rails
length 14.48 m / 47 ft 6 in including probe |
Weight: |
normal 9072 kg
/ 20,000 Ib |
Powerplant: |
two 4291-kg (9,460-lb) afterburning thrust ITEC (Garrett/AIDC)
TFE1042-70 turbofans |
Armament: |
one 20-mm General Electric M61A1 Vulcan rotary six-barrel cannon, and
provision for an unrevealed weight of disposable stores carried on six
external hardpoints (two under the fuselage, two under the wings and
two at the wingtips) for four Tien Chien 1 short-range AAMs, or two
Tien Chien 2 medium-range AAMs, or four Tien Chien 1 and two Tien
Chien 2 AAMs, or three Hsiung Feng II anti-shiPmissiles and two Tien
Chien 1 AAMs, or AGMs, or various combinations of cannon pods,
rocket-launcher pods and bombs |
Operators: |
Taiwan |
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