| Manufacturer |
Avioane Craiova |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
| Description |
The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (vulture/eagle) is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. |
The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo (), commonly known as the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is a multirole combat aircraft named after Chiang Ching-kuo, the late President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). |
| ICAO Code |
|
CKUO |
| First Flight |
1974-10-31 |
1989-05-28 |
| Entry Into service |
1975-01-01 |
1992-01-01 |
| Production End |
1992-01-01 |
2000-01-01 |
| Service End |
1998-04-09 |
|
| Designer |
Avioane Craiova |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
| Type |
Ground attack aircraft, Low level interceptor |
Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
14.21 |
| Height (m) |
4.52 |
4.42 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1086 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
1087 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
274 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13600 |
16800 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
65 |
|
| Armament |
2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun; gun camera and GEC-Marconi D282 gyro gunsight installed. An additional centerline 23 mm GSh-23L cannon pod could be mounted; ; BE-50 general-purpose bomb; BE-100/BEF-100 ; BM-250/BEM-250; BA-500/BE-500/BM-500; ; LPR 2-122 launcher for PRND-122 rockets; LPR 57-16 (UB-16)/LPR 5… |
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon; ; 2x Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile ; 10x Mark 82 bomb; 10x Mk-20 Rockeye II; 3x Mark 84 bomb; ; 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 (test only, never enter actual service); 2x Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.9 |
1.8 |
| National Origin |
Romania |
Taiwan |
| Number Built |
87 |
137 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Turbomecanica/Orao-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 afterburning turbojet engines, 17.79 kN thrust each |
2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Romanian Air Force |
Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAR-93_Vultur |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.3 |
9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
26 |
24.2 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
3.33 |
|
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |