Taiwanese Air Force: F-CK-1 "Ching-Kuo"

Named the "Indigenous Defence Fighter", this American-Chinese fighter aircraft is built to counter Mainland China's J-7 and J-8 fighters. It is a cost-effective, simple aircraft, but it did not match the J-7's nor the J-8's specifications well. The F-CK-1, named after Taiwan's first president Chiang Ching-Kuo, was developed to replace the F-16s, Mirage 200s, and F-5s Taiwan bought from other countries.

FLIGHT PERFORMANCE:
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (at altitude)
- Maximum Range: 1,100 km (600 nmi, 680 mi)
- Service ceiling 16,800 m (55,000 ft)

WEAPONS:
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 cannon
- Missiles: - 2× Sky Sword I - 2× Sky Sword II
- Wan Chien cluster bomb

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[Samurai1568]

If you pit the IDF against the J-7 and/or J-8 it has the upper-hand any day whether it's BVR (Beyond Visual Range) or dog fight.

[xiaotheman]

come on, a taiwanese plane heavily based on the american F16 with japanese music playing in the background?

[BrainstormerXV]

The name of the aircraft makes me feels like vomiting.

[vonVince]

@origLennin Because Taiwanese like Japanese.

[bigfly97]

Veilside1000HP..............》W­HAT AN IDIOT!

[mchendelaroc]

@Veilside1000HP 又一個軍盲 查察資料吧

[Veilside1000HP]

IDF=I Don't Fly, this has to be the saddest piece of engineering made by Taiwan. Even our home made missiles are horrible, recently they had an exercise, when they shot 4 surface to air missiles 3 went in to the ocean. I wonder with this kind of sad weapon development program how are we suppose to protect ourselves. Solution is just to purchase it off the U.S., but U.S. just rip us off on everything we buy from them. Plus China cries like a angry baby even if we buy a bullet from the U.S.

[origLennin]

Why the hell Japanese music being played for a Taiwanese plane?

[adsl199653342]

Yea~IDF is the BEAT Air Force^^

[hotrod4you2]

@catisgod 007, Taiwan bought $3.7 billion in U.S. arms; in 2008, Taiwan procured Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defense systems. Taiwan agreed to acquire four Kidd-class guided-missile destroyers, the final two of 11 destruction of an aging satellite in orbit (see ACT, March 2007 .hen an AMRAAM missile is being launched, NATO pilots use the brevity code Fox Three. 2007, the United States government agreed sell 218 AIM-120C-7 Taiwanese purchase 120 AIM-120C-5 missiles a few years ago.