AIDC T-CH-1

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

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

Development

Derived from the American piston-engined 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

• T-CH-1 Chung Hsing : Two-seat basic trainer, light attack aircraft for the ROCAF.
• A-CH-1 : Two-seat weapons training aircraft for the ROCAF.
• R-CH-1 : Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft for the ROCAF.

Operators

 Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Republic of China Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, student and instructor
• Length: 10.26 m (33 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 12.19 m (40 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 25.2 m² (271 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,608 kg (5,750 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,057 kg (11,188 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T53-L-701 turboprop (licence-built by Kang Shan), 1,080 kW (1,450 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 592 km/h (370 mph)
• Range: 2,010 km (1,250 miles)

See also

Related development

• T-28 Trojan
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• T-34 Mentor
  

References

• Taylor, John W.R. (ed.) (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-7106-0705-9. 
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 44. 

External links

• AIDC T-CH-1 official web page