AIDC T-CH-1

T-CH-1
T-CH-1 at the RoC Air Force Museum in Ganshan
Role Trainer
National origin Taiwan (Republic of China)
Manufacturer Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
First flight 23 November 1973
Primary user Republic of China Air Force
Number built 52
Developed from North American T-28 Trojan

The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced in Taiwan (Republic of China).

Development

Derived from the North American T-28 Trojan trainer, the first T-CH-1 prototype flew on 23 November 1973. A second prototype flew the following year. The T-CH-1 was a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that accommodated the student and instructor in tandem.

Production of fifty aircraft for the Republic of China Air Force was spread out between March 1976 and 1981.


Variants

Operators

 Taiwan (Republic of China)

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980–81[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. Taylor 1980, pp. 176–177.

External links

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