Trainers1984 trainer aircraft model by AIDC
AT-3 Tzu Chung
The AIDC AT-3 Tzu Chung (Chinese: 自強; pinyin: Zìqiáng; "Self Reliance") is an advanced jet trainer operated by the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF). A total of sixty-two aircraft were manufactured by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation of Taiwan in collaboration with American aircraft manufacturer Northrop between 1984 and 1990. Two A-3 single-seat attack version were also built.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation
- Category
- Trainers
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- First flight
- 1980-09-16
- Length
- 12.9 m
- Wingspan
- 10.46 m
Specifications
- Max speed
- 488 kt
- Range
- 1,230 nm
- Service ceiling
- 48,650 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 17,505 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,499 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Honeywell TFE731-2 turbofan engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 42.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 34.3 ft
- Height
- 14.3 ft
- Number built
- 62
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.