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Fuji LM 1 Nikko

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Top speed
  
298 km/h

Length
  
7.9 m

Manufacturer
  
Fuji Heavy Industries

Wingspan
  
9.98 m

First flight
  
June 6, 1955

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The Fuji LM-1 Nikko is a Japanese light communications aircraft of the 1950s.

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Development

Fuji Heavy Industries built 176 Beech T-34 Mentor two-seat training aircraft under licence in the early 1950s. Fuji then redesigned the basic Mentor as a four-seat communications aircraft under the designation LM-1. A new lengthened centre fuselage was added to the Mentor's wing, undercarriage and tail assembly. 27 LM-1s were produced during 1955/56.

Operational history

The LM-1s were delivered to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and were used for communications and general duties. After withdrawal from operation, several LM-1s were sold on the U.S. civil market and are flown by civil pilots as "warbirds".

Variants

LM-1: four-seat communications aircraft with 225 h.p. (168 kW) Continental engine (27 built)

LM-2: higher-powered version with 340 h.p. (254 kW) Lycoming engine (2 built)

RTAF-2: a variant developed in Thailand by Thai Aviation Industry.

Specifications (LM-1)

Data from Green, 1956, p. 86

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
  • Wingspan: 32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 7 in (3.63 m)
  • Wing area: 177.6 ft2 (16.50 m2)
  • Empty weight: 2,234 lb (1,013 kg)
  • Gross weight: 3,375 lb (1,531 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470 6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled, 225 hp (168 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 157 mph (253 km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 17,388 ft (5,300 m)

    • References

    Fuji LM-1 Nikko Wikipedia
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