MACHTRES FIGHTERS
CHING KUO
TAIWAN
Technical Specifications
| FUNCTION | Lightweight air-defence fighter with anti-ship capability | |
| CREW | 1 Pilot - or version two-seater | |
| POWER PLANT | 2 TFE1042-70 ITEC (Garrett/AIDC) afterburning turbofans | |
| THRUST | 4,291 kg (9,460-lbs) (84,16 kN) each afterburning | |
| LENGTH | 14.48 ms | |
| HEIGHT | 4.04 ms | |
| WINGSPAN | 9 ms | |
| WEIGHT | 9,072 kg | |
| MAX WEIGHT | 12,750 kg | |
| MAX SPEED | 1,275 Km/H | |
| CEILING | Estimated 16760m (55,000 ft) | |
| ARMAMENT | One 20-mm General Electric M61A1 Vulcan rotary six-barrel cannon, and provision for an unrevealed weight of disposable stores carried on six external hardpoints (two under the fuselage, two under the wings and two at the wingtips) for four Tien Chien 1 short-range AAMs, or two Tien Chien 2 medium-range AAMs, or four Tien Chien 1 and two Tien Chien 2 AAMs, or three Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles and two Tien Chien 1 AAMs, or AGMs, or various combinations of cannon pods, rocket-launcher pods and bombs. | |
