| Manufacturer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
| Description |
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). |
The Hongdu JL-10, also initially known as Hongdu L-15 Falcon, is a supersonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation (HAIC). |
| ICAO Code |
CKUO |
|
| First Flight |
1989-05-28 |
2006-03-13 |
| Entry Into service |
1992-01-01 |
2013-01-01 |
| Production End |
2000-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
AVIC II |
| Type |
Multirole fighter |
Advanced jet trainer , Light combat aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.21 |
12.4 |
| Height (m) |
4.42 |
4.7 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
16800 |
|
| Armament |
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 |
LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs; Rockets; ; SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) ; PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles; PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles; 7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.8 |
1.4 |
| National Origin |
Taiwan |
|
| Number Built |
137 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN thrust each |
2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan |
| Primary Users |
Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force |
People's Liberation Army Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongdu_JL-10 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9 |
9.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
24.2 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |