TWAIDC - Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation

The PL-1 was a cantilever low-wing aircraft with a fixed tricycle landing gear. It had side-by-side seating for a crew of two and was powered by a 95hp (71kW) Continental C-90 piston engine. AIDC built a PL-1 for evaluation and conducted its first flight on 26 October 1968. AIDC then built 58 aircraft designated as the PL-1B (Cheinshou) for the Republic of China Air Force and fitted with a 150hp (112kW) Avco Lycoming O-320 engine.