Fuji T-3

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T-3
Fuji T-3
Role Primary trainer
Manufacturer
Fuji Heavy Industries
First flight 1978
Status Active
Primary user
Japan Air Self Defense Force
Produced 1978-1982
Number built 50
Developed from Fuji KM-2
Developed into Fuji T-7

The Fuji T-3 is a primary military

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

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 ×
    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

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  1. ISBN 1-874023-95-6
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  2. ISBN 1-85605-375-X
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  3. ISBN 1-85753-245-7
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  4. ISBN 0-00-470980-2
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  5. ISBN 0-354-00538-3
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  6. ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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