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Japanese military trainer aircraft
The Fuji T-3 is a primary military
trainer aircraft used by the
Japan Air Self Defense Force , manufactured by
Fuji Heavy Industries . Its first flight was in 1978. In the course of its service life, 50 units were produced. It is being replaced by the
Fuji T-7 .
Development
The KM-2B was a further development of the
Fuji KM-2 (itself a four-seat development of the
T-34 Mentor with a more powerful engine) for use as a primary trainer for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It combined the structure and engine of the KM-2 with the tandem cockpit of the T-34 Mentor. Its first flight was on 17 January 1978.
[1] Fifty were purchased by the JASDF as the Fuji T-3 , and production continued until 1982.
[2]
Operational history
The Fuji T-3 served with the 11 and 12 Hiko-Kyoikudan of the JASDF. It is currently being replaced with the
Fuji T-7 , a
turboprop variant of the T-3.
[3] with a 400 shp (300 kW) Allison 250 engine.
Operators
Japan
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Specifications (T-3)
Data from Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide, Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1976-1977
[4]
[5]
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 8.04 m (26 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft)
Airfoil : root:
NACA 23016.5 ; tip:
NACA 23012
[6]
Empty weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,510 kg (3,329 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Lycoming IGSO-480 6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled
piston engine , 254 kW (341 hp)
Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 377 km/h (234 mph, 204 kn) at 4,875 m (15,994 ft)
Cruise speed: 254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn) at 2,440 m (8,005 ft)
Never exceed speed : 413 km/h (257 mph, 223 kn)
Range: 1,038 km (645 mi, 560 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,170 m (26,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.7 m/s (1,520 ft/min)
Wing loading: 91.5 kg/m2 (18.7 lb/sq ft)
See also
Related development
Related lists
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Fuji T-3 .
^ Donald, David; Lake, Jon, eds. (1996). Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft . London: Aerospace Publishing.
ISBN
1-874023-95-6 .
^ Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft . London: Aerospace Publishing.
ISBN
1-85605-375-X .
^ Taylor, M J H, ed. (1999). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition . London: Brassey's.
ISBN
1-85753-245-7 .
^ Rendall, David (1995).
Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide . Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers. p.
505 .
ISBN
0-00-470980-2 .
^ Taylor, JWR, ed. (1976). Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1976-1977 . London: Macdonald and Jane's.
ISBN
0-354-00538-3 .
^ Lednicer, David.
"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage" . m-selig.ae.illinois.edu . Retrieved 16 April 2019 .
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