AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo Projects & Derivatives

[Robert Graf]

J101 was designated in the turbojet number sequence (J79, J97 etc). It was a USAF designation.

J101/SF was a scaled down F404 giving about 12,000lb thrust. It is possible the bypass ratio was reduced, as the PW1120 did from the F100, leading it to revert to the J101 designation.

According to the article, originally it was just a scaled fan version of the F404, hence the SF, but that ended up being 500 lbs too heavy. It states they then scaled the whole engine to make this one, but it has 80% parts commonality with the F404.

What would be estimated performance of Ching Kuo with 12,000 Lb. thrust engines?

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

J101/SF info here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/j101-sf.37043

 

[hesham]

From French magazine,Jets 11.

 

[aonestudio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXBn-WiGjp8

https://twitter.com/x/status/1464537311824297990

View: https://twitter.com/stoa1984/status/1464537311824297990

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1476904345572675586

View: https://twitter.com/stoa1984/status/1476904345572675586

 

[KUMA]

Early computer simulation images of F-CK-1

 

[KUMA]

Wind tunnel test model.
Not sure it is brave eagle trainer or F-CK-1.
The word written on the hat is "high-speed wind tunnel(高速风洞)"

 

[KUMA]

This PPT show that the IDF A/B uses a 16-bit Fly by wire flight control system, and IDF C/D uses 32-bit Fly by wire flight control system.

 

[TomcatViP]

Just a nice pic: