- Development
- Variants
- Operators
- Specifications
- See also
- References
- External links
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The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced in Taiwan (Republic of China). DevelopmentDerived from the North American 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 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.
Operators- {{TWN-ROC}}
- Republic of China Air Force
Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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See also{{aircontent
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}}References1. ^Taylor 1980, pp. 176–177.
- {{cite book |title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81 |last=Taylor|first= John W.R. (ed.)|authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |publisher= Jane's Publishing|location=London |isbn= 0-7106-0705-9|page= |pages= |url= |accessdate= }}
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=44 }}
External links{{commons category|AIDC T-CH-1}}- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081203182214/http://www.aidc.com.tw/aidcsite/eng/eng5-1e.asp AIDC T-CH-1 official web page]
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