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BTrainer aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
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Measured figures
Length
Single source14.5 m (47.6 ft)[source]
CP-140 Aurora · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora |
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| Crew | two[source] | Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15[source] |
| Type | Advanced jet trainer[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Lockheed Corporation[source] |
CP-140 · Length
Single sourceCP-140 · 4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, 4,909 hp (3,661 kW) each[source]
2 × Honeywell/ITEC F124 -200TW turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Honeywell/ITEC F124 -200TW turbofan , 27.8 kN (6,250 lbf) thrust each[source]
9,500 ft/min
Single source48 m/s (9,500 ft/min)[source]
CP-140 · Wing area
Single source1,300 sq ft (120 m 2 )[source]
CP-140 · on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius
Single source8 hours 12 minutes on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius[source]
CP-140 · Hardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from capacity with a capacity of
Single sourceCP-140 · total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of
Single sourceHardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of:[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[source] | — |
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| Status | In service[source] | Active (CP-140M only)[source] |
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| Primary user | Republic of China Air Force[source] | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 4 prototypes and 56 serials (May 2026)[source] | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2020–2026[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2021[source] | 1980[source] |
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| First flight | June 10, 2020[source] | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] |
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| Developed from | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo[source] | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 2 (fitted for but not with ) , with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] | 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Missiles | Sky Sword I , AIM-9 and AGM-65 (fitted for but not with )[source] | — |
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| Retired | — | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 7,661 imp gal (9,200 US gal; 34,828 L) usable fuel in one fuselage tank and four wing integral tanks[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.5[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Maximum transit speed | — | 395 kn (455 mph; 732 km/h) at optimum altitude[source] |
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| FAR balanced field length | — | 7,900 ft (2,408 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 6,000 ft (1,829 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 3,200 ft (975 m) at 114,000 lb (51,710 kg) landing weight[source] |
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| Other | — | signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Rockets | — | air-to-surface rockets can be fitted after a minor retrofit.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, conventional bombs[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source] United States[source] |
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