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AIDC T-CH-1

Taiwan (Republic of China) ·first flew 1973· trainer

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. AIDC T-CH-1 Display at Tainan Air Force Base 20130810a: 玄史生· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. AIDC T-CH-1 Left Front View 20111015a: 玄史生· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. AIDC T-CH-1 Rear View 20111015a: 玄史生· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. ROCAF A-CH-1(0742)中興號: 廢柴老闆· CC0
5. 荷婆崙霖肇宮的中興號教練機R-CH-1 0749號機: Outlookxp· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The AIDC T-CH-1 Chung Hsing (Chinese: 中興) was a turboprop-powered military trainer aircraft produced in Taiwan (Republic of China).

How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 12.2 m wingspan

base stats

speed 593 km/htop speed
range 2,010 kmwithout refuelling
size 5,057 kgmax take-off weight
built 52made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

First flew 53 years ago, in 1973.
Top speed is 4.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
Wingspan of 12.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Range of 2,010 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.
Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight: 1973-11-23
status: retired
number built: 52
role: trainer
origin: Taiwan (Republic of China)
makers: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
engines: 1× Avco Lycoming T53-L-701
crew: 2
length: 10.3 m
wingspan: 12.2 m
height: 3.7 m
max take-off weight: 5,057 kg
top speed: 593 km/h
cruise speed: 315 km/h
range: 2,010 km
ceiling: 9,754 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q127257, Wikipedia: AIDC T-CH-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.