| Manufacturer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing () was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced in Taiwan (Republic of China). |
The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft that was developed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. |
| ICAO Code |
|
P63 |
| First Flight |
1973-11-23 |
1942-12-07 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1943-10-01 |
| Production End |
|
1945-01-01 |
| Designer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Trainer |
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
10.26 |
9.7536 |
| Height (m) |
3.66 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
592.6395 |
659.831 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
314.8397 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
92.5999 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9753.6 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
17.272 |
12.7 |
| Armament |
|
1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeler hub. From the A-9 version of the aircraft onward, the M4 gun was replaced with the slightly improved M10 37 mm cannon, which used a disintegrating link ammunition belt, increasing the ammo capacity to 58 rounds; the M10 also had a slightly higher rate of fire.; 4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings); 15… |
| National Origin |
Taiwan |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
52 |
3303 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Avco Lycoming T53-L-701 turboprop, 1082 kW (1451 hp) each |
1 × Allison V-1710-117 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1342 kW (1800 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Republic of China Air Force |
United States Army Air Forces, Soviet Air Force, French Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_T-CH-1 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.19 |
11.5824 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
25.18 |
23.04 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6 |
|
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |