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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 | Sukhoi Su-33 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities[source] |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Sukhoi , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
21.19 m (69 ft 6 in)[source]
wing folded
Single source7.40 m (24 ft 3 in) wing folded[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 sourceGross; Gross 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 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourcewith afterburner
Single source48,400 ft/min
Single source246 m/s (48,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary user | Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force[source] | Russian Navy[source] |
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| Number built | 137 (6 prototypes and 131 serials)[source] | 24 built total[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1990–2000 (A/B models)[source] | 1987–1999[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | 31 August 1998 (official)[source] |
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| First flight | 28 May 1989[source] | 17 August 1987 ( 1987-08-17 )[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] | 0.83[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[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] | Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P[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] | RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[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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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variant | — | Shenyang J-15[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) internal[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 12 × external hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of ordnance, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P Bombs: RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 8[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 483 kg/m 2 (99 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 125.5 kN (28,200 lbf) with afterburner[source]