AERO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (AIDC)
| Manufacturer | PWR | Max TD | Max TR | WS | FL | Max RF | Max Kts/Mach | H | Max OC | Max Pay. | C | Max WLE | E | CR Max PNR |
| AT-TC-3 Light-attack | 15.57kN | 10.5 | 12.9 | 1,650 | 485kt | 7 | 48,000 | 2,721 | 2721 | 3h 12min | 2278 | |||
| 2 x AlliedSignal TFE731 2 Turbofan | ||||||||||||||
| Max speed 488kt at 36,065ft (11,000m) | ||||||||||||||
| AT-3A Light-attack/Advanced Jet Trainer | 15.57kN | 10.5 | 12.6 | 2,180 | 7 | 45,200 | 2,721 | 1 | 2721 | 3h9min | 700 | |||
| 2 x AlliedSignal TFE731 2 Turbofan | ||||||||||||||
| AT-3B Light-attack/Advanced Jet Trainer | 15.57kN | 10.5 | 12.9 | 1,585 | 350kt | 46,000 | 2 | 2721 | 2h50min | 500 | ||||
| 2 x AlliedSignal TFE731 2 Turbofan | ||||||||||||||
| Ching-Kuo IDF Fighter/multirole | 26.96kN | 42.23kN | 8.6 | 14.2 | 688kt | 6 | 3,175 | 1900 | ||||||
| 2 x International Turbine Engine Corporation TFE1042 70 Military Turbofans/Jets | ||||||||||||||
Abbreviations: PWR-Power, Max TD-Thrust dry, Max TR-Thrust re-heat, WS-Wingspan, FL-Fuselage length, Max RF-Max range (km), H-Hardpoints, Max OC-Max Operating Ceiling, Max Pay.-Max Payload, C-Crew, P-Pax, Max WLE-Max Load External (warload) (kg), E-Endurance, CR Max PNR-Combat Radius Max Payload No-Refuel.
AIDC (Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation), 111 Lane 68, Fu Hsingn Road, Taichung 40722, Taiwan; Tel: +886 4 256 2379 Fax:+886 4 256 2325, Telex 51142AIDC
A -1 Ching-KUO
Deliveries of Taiwan's Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) are to be completed by the end of 1998, having begun in early 1992. With Taiwan's purchase of 150 Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, the programme has been cut to 130 aircraft - 102 single-seat and 28 two-seat - rather than the original 250. The Ching-Kuo is replacing Lockheed F-104s and the Northrop F-5s. AIDC has looked at using the aircraft as the basis of a lead-in fighter trainer for the Taiwanese air force.
Powered by two local International Turbine Engines F125 reheated turbofans, the Ching-Kuo was designed with aid from General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) and resembles a heavily modified F-16. The IDF is optimised for air-superiority and air-defence roles, but can be used for anti-ship missions. Armament includes locally developed Sky Sword 2 air-to-air and Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles
AT-3 TSU-CHIANG
AIDC has developed a single-seat attack variant of its AT-3 jet trainer. Some AT-3As are being upgraded to AT-3B close-support aircraft, with Northrop Grumman APG-66 radar, head-up display and 1553B databus.
Source: Flight International
