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 "icao": "CKUO",
 "name": "AIDC F-CK-1A Ching-kuo",
 "manufacturer": "AIDC",
 "category": "military",
 "military": true,
 "family": null,
 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/CKUO/",
 "json": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/CKUO.json",
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 "specifications": {
  "length_m": 14.21,
  "wingspan_m": 9.0,
  "mtow_t": 12.247,
  "max_kmh": 2219,
  "range_km": 1100,
  "ceiling_m": 16800,
  "first_flight": 1989,
  "in_service": 1992,
  "engine": "2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan",
  "power": "27 kN (6,100 lbf) thrust each dry, 42.1 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner"
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 "specifications_source": "AirwayControl spec register, curated from Wikipedia and manufacturer pages",
 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo",
  "summary": "The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo, commonly known as the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is a multirole combat aircraft named after Chiang Ching-kuo, the late President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The aircraft made its first flight in 1989. It entered service with the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) in 1992. All 130 production aircraft were manufactured by 1999.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
 },
 "license": {
  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the AIDC F-CK-1A Ching-kuo by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/CKUO/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}