The AIDC T-CH-1 ''Chung Hsing'' ( zh, 中興) was a

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-powered military

trainer aircraft A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristic ...

produced in Taiwan (Republic of China).

Development

Development of the T-CH-1 began in November 1970. Based on the

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training aircraft, the T-CH-1 had a low-wing

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...

design with

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and two seats in tandem. By September 1973, the first prototype had been completed and on 23 November 1973, it made its first flight. A second prototype, able to carry weaponry, was also produced, and completed its first flight on 27 November 1974. Alongside the two prototypes, a further 50 aircraft were ordered for the

Republic of China Air Force The Republic of China Air Force ( Chinese, 中華民國空軍), or the ROCAF; known colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force ( Chinese, 臺灣空軍) by Western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Air Force ...

, with the final aircraft delivered in late 1981.

Variants

* T-CH-1 Chung Hsing : Two-seat basic trainer, light attack aircraft for the Republic of China Air Force. * A-CH-1 : Two-seat weapons training aircraft for the Republic of China Air Force. * R-CH-1 : Two-seat reconnaissance aircraft for the Republic of China Air Force.

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