T-5 Brave Eagle

The T-5 is an advanced two-seat trainer aircraft being developed in Taiwan. It is a derivative of the indigenous F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo fighter. It is intended for advanced and lead-in fighter training roles. The trainer was developed by the Taiwan Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and the Taiwanese air force.

The aircraft incorporates major changes, including to the structure, that make it largely a new...