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Measured figures
F-CK-1A · Length
Single source14.21 m (46 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[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; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; 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]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[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] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 137 (6 prototypes and 131 serials)[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2000 (A/B models)[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 28 May 1989[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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