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Top speed
  
925 km/h

Length
  
12 m

Manufacturer
  
Fuji Heavy Industries

Wingspan
  
10 m

Retired
  
3 March 2006

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The Fuji T-1 was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. The first flight was in January 1958. A total of 66 T-1 planes were built. It was retired in March 2006.

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Design and development

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The T-1 was the first indigenously designed Japanese jet aircraft to be developed since World War II. The T-1A was powered by the British-designed Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet, while the T-1B used the Ishikawajima-Harima J3 turbojet. Fuji was the successor to the Nakajima Aircraft Company (famous for building several aircraft during WW2). The first aircraft of Fuji's own design was the T-1 jet trainer.

Variants

Data from: Simpson 2001, p. 246

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  • T1F1 : Prototype.
  • T-1A (T1F1) : Powered by a 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 805 turbojet engine. The original designation was T1F2. 46 built.
  • T-1B (T1F2) : Powered by an 11.77 kN (2,645 lbf) Ishikawajima-Harima J3-IHI-3 turbojet engine. 20 built.
  • T-1C : Converted to 13.72 kN (3,085 lbf) Ishikawajima-Harima J3-IHI-7 engines.

    • Operators

     Japan
  • Japan Air Self Defense Force

    • Aircraft on display

  • T-1B 25-5856 at Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, Saitama Prefecture
  • T-1B 35-5870 at Saitama Subaru Sakitama Garden, Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture

    • Specifications (T-1A)

    Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66

    General characteristics

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  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 12.12 m (39 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 22.22 m2 (239.2 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 4.96:1
  • Airfoil: K-561/K-569
  • Empty weight: 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,150 kg (9,149 lb) clean
  • Max takeoff weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) (with external tanks)
  • Fuel capacity: 1,400 L (308 Imp Gallons)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 805 turbojet, 18 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust

    • Performance

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  • Maximum speed: 925 km/h (575 mph; 499 kn) at 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 620 km/h (385 mph; 335 kn) at 9,150 m (30,000 ft)
  • Range: 1,300 km (808 mi; 702 nmi) (internal fuel)
  • Ferry range: 1,950 km (1,212 mi; 1,053 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 14,400 m (47,200 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 33 m/s (6,500 ft/min)

    • Armament

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  • Guns: Provision for 1 × 12.7 mm Browning M53-2 machine gun in nose
  • Hardpoints: 2 with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles: 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
  • Bombs: 2 × 340 kg (750 lb) bombs
  • Other: 2 × 455 L (100 Imp Gallon) drop tanks

    • References

    Fuji T-1 Wikipedia
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