| Manufacturer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing () was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced in Taiwan (Republic of China). |
The Bristol Type 118 was a general-purpose military aircraft, a two-seat biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the early 1930s, powered by a Bristol Mercury radial engine and aimed at overseas markets. |
| First Flight |
1973-11-23 |
1931-01-22 |
| Designer |
Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Frank Barnwell |
| Type |
Trainer |
|
| Length (m) |
10.26 |
10.36 |
| Height (m) |
3.66 |
3.66 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
592.6395 |
282 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
314.8397 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
92.5999 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9753.6 |
7805 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
17.272 |
|
| Armament |
|
1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun firing through propeller from port side trough; 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on Scarff ring under rotatable turret; bomb loads of up to total of 500 lb (227 kg) in external racks |
| National Origin |
Taiwan |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
52 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Avco Lycoming T53-L-701 turboprop, 1082 kW (1451 hp) each |
1 × Bristol Pegasus I.M.3 9-cylinder single row air cooled radial, 485 kW (650 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Republic of China Air Force |
|
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_T-CH-1 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Type_118 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.19 |
12.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
25.18 |
34.9 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Bristol Pegasus |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |