AIDC T-CH-1

T-CH-1
T-CH-1 at the RoC Air Force Museum in Ganshan
Role	Trainer
National origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Manufacturer	Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
First flight	23 November 1973
Primary user	Republic of China Air Force
Number built	52
Developed from	T-28 Trojan

The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced by the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Development

Derived from the American piston-engined T-28 Trojan trainer, the first T-CH-1 prototype flew on 23 November 1973. A second prototype flew the following year. The T-CH-1 was a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that accommodated the student and instructor in tandem.

Production of fifty aircraft for the Republic of China Air Force was spread out between March 1976 and 1981.

Variants

• T-CH-1 Chung Hsing : Two-seat basic trainer, light attack aircraft for the ROCAF.
• A-CH-1 : Two-seat weapons training aircraft for the ROCAF.
• R-CH-1 : Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft for the ROCAF.

Operators

Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Republic of China Air Force

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, student and instructor

Performance

See also

Related development

• T-28 Trojan

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• T-34 Mentor

References

• Taylor, John W.R. (ed.) (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-7106-0705-9. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 44.

External links

• AIDC T-CH-1 official web page