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Measured figures
F-CK-1A · Length
Single source14.21 m (46 ft 7 in)[source]
CF-116 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Canadair CF-5 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Fighter-bomber[source] |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Canadair[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Retired from Canadian service in 1995, still in service with some countries |
47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)[source]
Empty; F-CK-1A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-CK-1A · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-CK-1A · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,486 kg (14,299 lb)[source]
9,072 kg (20,000 lb)[source]
12,247 kg (27,000 lb)[source]
Empty; CF-116 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; CF-116 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceF-CK-1A · 2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceF-CK-1A · with afterburner
Single source2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN (6,100 lbf) thrust each dry, 42.1 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner[source]
CF-116 · 2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet thrust each dry
Single sourceCF-116 · with afterburner
Single sourceCF-116 · 34,400 ft/min (
Single source34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 137 (6 prototypes and 131 serials)[source] | 240[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2000 (A/B models)[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | 5 November 1968[source] |
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| First flight | 28 May 1989[source] | 6 May 1968[source] |
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| Developed into | AIDC T-5[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.946(clean)/0.701(maximum load)[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] | 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun[source] |
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| Missiles | 4× Sky Sword I 4× Sky Sword II 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles 2× Hsiung Feng II Anti-ship missiles (test only, never enter actual service) 2x Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles[source] | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles[source] |
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| Bombs | 2x Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile 10x Mark 82 bomb 10x Mk-20 Rockeye II 3x Mark 84 bomb[source] | a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb[source] |
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| Radar | 1× GD-53 X-band pulse doppler (General Electric AN/APG-67(V) derivative, US military designation: APG-67(V)ERR)[source] | — |
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| Effective scanning range | Look up: 57 kilometres (35 mi) Look down: 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
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| Look up | 57 kilometres (35 mi)[source] | — |
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| Look down | 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Northrop F-5[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 5 with a capacity of 7,000 lb (3,200 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each Bombs: a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb Other: drop tanks for extended range[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each[source] |
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| Other | — | drop tanks for extended range[source] |
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2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet , 2,925 lbf (13.01 kN) thrust each dry, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) with afterburner[source]