Harpoon Form 20:

Ching-Kuo

Fighter: Taiwan

by Larry Bond



BASIC AIRCRAFT DATA
Cannon ATA: 4
D-ATA:
4.0 (1.5)

RADARS (5.2.5)
NameLgeMedSmallVsmallStealthyFunction
Golden Dragon 53815232158LD/SD

SENSORS
RWR (4.3). Notifies aircraft if it is under attack by a radar-guided weapon.

Bombsight: Computing
Size: Small
Signature: Small
Countermeasures: 2nd Gen Decoys

PERFORMANCE
AltitudeCruiseFull Mil.Reheat
VLow:420 (2.4)480 (2.4)600 (2.4)
Med:460 (1.9)520 (2.3)650 (2.4)
High:460 (1.9)560 (2.2)688 (2.4)
Ceiling: 16,760 meters.

ENDURANCE
Inflight Refuel: No
Cruise Range: 860 nm
Internal Fuel: 2198 kg

Remarks: Indigenously-designed and built fighter.

WEAPONS LOADS: Max. Payload: 3900 kg

Internal Cannon: 1 20mm Vulcan w/511 rounds
Hardpoint Location:CL1FUS1UW1UW2TIPNotes
Rating (kg):835Special52029090-
OrdnanceWeight.
577 Lit Drop Tank 454 - - O - - (178 nm range add)
1014 Lit Drop Tank 831 O - - - - (325 nm range add, cannot use FUS1 HP if carried)
Sky Sword II 90 - O - - - (2nd gen SARH AAM, ATA 4.5, mg 21, spd 2000)
Sky Sword I 190 - - - O O (2nd gen IR AAM, ATA 4.5, mg 9.6, spd 1434)
AIM-9P 85 - - - O O -
GUY-12A Paveway I 277 - - O O - -
AGM-65 Maverick 210 - - O O - -
Hsiung Feng II 520 O - O O - (3rd gen I/TARH&TIRH ASM, mg43, spd 528, 44dp)
Mk20 Rockeye II 227 OO - OO O - -
Mk81 250lb bomb 118 OOO - OOO OO - -
Mk82 500lb bomb 259 OO - OO OO - -
Mk83 1000lb bomb 454 O - O - - -
CBU-87 431 O - O - - -
LAU-69 220 - - OO O - (19x2.75" rockets)

Aircraft Hardpoints: Aircraft hardpoints are provided in symmetrical pairs except for centerline positions (CL), which are single. Ordnance are mounted in pairs (but may be fired singly) on UW and FUS hardpoints, with the associated double payload weight.

BT


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