Fuji T-1

__NOTOC__The Fuji T-1 was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. The first flight was in January 1958. It was retired in March 2006.

Variants

* T1F1 : Prototype.
* T-1A : The T-1A is powered by a 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) Rolls-Royce Orpheus Mk 805 turbojet engine. The original designation was T1F2.
* T-1B : The T-1B is powered by a 11.77 kN (2,646 lbf) Ishikawajima-Harima IHI J3-IHI-7B turbojet engine.

pecifications (T-1A)

General characteristics

* Crew: two, student and instructor
* Length: 12.12 m (39 ft 9 in)
* Wingspan: 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in)
* Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: m² (ft²)
* Empty: 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)
* Loaded: kg (lb)
* Maximum takeoff: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Orpheus Mk 805, 17.8 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

* Maximum speed: 920 km/h (575 mph)
* Range: 1,850 km (1,156 miles)
* Service ceiling: 14,400 m (47,250 ft)
* Rate of climb: m/min (ft/min)
* Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
* Power/Mass: kW/kg (hp/lb)

Armament

* None (In war time,1 × 12.7 mm Browning M53-2 machine gun)
* up to 680 kg (1,500 lb) of disposable stores.

Operators

*
** Japan Air Self Defence Force.

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Related development:

Comparable aircraft:
F-86 Sabre

Designation sequence:
*JSDF Designation: (T-6 - T-33A - T-34A) - T-1 - (KM-2) - T-2 - T-3 - T-4
*Mid-level JASDF Trainer: T-6 - T-1 - T-33A - T-4