Kawasaki T-4

Infobox Aircraft
name=T-4


caption=T-4 in MCAS Iwakuni on Friendship Day
type=Intermediate trainer aircraft
manufacturer=Kawasaki
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first flight= July 29, 1985
introduced= 1988
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variants with their own articles=noneThe Kawasaki T-4 is a subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force. It is currently used by the JASDF's Blue Impulse aerobatic team. The first XT-4 prototype flew on July 29, 1985. The first production aircraft was delivered in 1988.

Variants

*XT-4: Prototype. 4 built.
*T-4: Two-seat intermediate jet trainer aircraft. 208 built.

Operators

*: Japan Air Self Defence Force.

pecifications (T-4)

aircraft specifications

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ref=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide

crew=two pilots in tandem
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length main=13.0 m
length alt=42 ft 8 in
span main=9.94 m
span alt=32 ft 7 in
height main=4.6 m
height alt=15 ft 1 in
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empty weight main= 3,790 kg
empty weight alt= 8,356 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 7,500 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 16,535 lb
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engine (jet)=Ishikawajima-Harima F3-IHI-30
type of jet=turbofans
number of jets=2
thrust main= 32.56 kN
thrust alt= 7,320 lb
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max speed main= 1,038 km/h
max speed alt= 645 mph
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range main= 1,668 km
range alt= 900 nm
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armament=two hardpoints; training bombs, rockets
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ee also

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T-1 -
T-2 -
T-3 -T-4 -
T-5 -
T-7
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* List of military aircraft of Japan
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