T-1 | |
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T-1B in special paint scheme | |
Role | Intermediate trainer aircraft |
Manufacturer | Fuji Heavy Industries |
First flight | January 1, 1958 |
Retired | March 3, 2006[ citation needed] |
Produced | 1962-1963 |
Number built | 66 |
The Fuji T-1 Hatsutaka [1] was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. Its first flight was in January 1958. A total of 66 T-1 planes were built. [2] It was retired in March 2006.[ citation needed]
After World War II, Japanese aircraft industry was banned from research as well as the destruction of materials and equipment related to aircraft. In 1952, a partial ban on aircraft research was lifted, making it possible to develop Japan's own domestic jet aircraft. In the spring of 1954, the Defense Agency's plan to develop a training jet aircraft emerged, which later lead to the development of the T-1 training plane. [3]
The T-1 was the first indigenously designed Japanese jet aircraft to be developed since World War II. It was Japan's first mass-produced jet and the first aircraft to apply a swept wing. [3] The development of a domestic jet engine was not completed in time, so the T-1A was powered by the British-designed Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet [4] and made its first flight on May 17, 1960. [3] The T-1B was powered by the Ishikawajima-Harima J3 turbojet [5] and 20 were produced between June 1962 and June 1963. [3] Fuji was the successor to the Nakajima Aircraft Company (famous for building several aircraft such as Nakajima Ki-43 and Nakajima Ki-84 during WW2). The first aircraft of Fuji's own design was the T-1 jet trainer. [6] [7]
More than 200 T-1s were to be produced, but with the introduction of the Lockheed F-104J/DJ fighters, the education system changed and the Lockheed T-33A, which was in large numbers, took on the same role, and only 66 T-1s were introduced. [3]
With the entry into service of its successor, the Kawasaki T-4, flight training with the T-1 was completed in December 2000. The last T-1 was retired on March 3, 2006.[ citation needed]
Data from: Simpson 2001, p. 246
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 [10]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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T-1 | |
---|---|
T-1B in special paint scheme | |
Role | Intermediate trainer aircraft |
Manufacturer | Fuji Heavy Industries |
First flight | January 1, 1958 |
Retired | March 3, 2006[ citation needed] |
Produced | 1962-1963 |
Number built | 66 |
The Fuji T-1 Hatsutaka [1] was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. Its first flight was in January 1958. A total of 66 T-1 planes were built. [2] It was retired in March 2006.[ citation needed]
After World War II, Japanese aircraft industry was banned from research as well as the destruction of materials and equipment related to aircraft. In 1952, a partial ban on aircraft research was lifted, making it possible to develop Japan's own domestic jet aircraft. In the spring of 1954, the Defense Agency's plan to develop a training jet aircraft emerged, which later lead to the development of the T-1 training plane. [3]
The T-1 was the first indigenously designed Japanese jet aircraft to be developed since World War II. It was Japan's first mass-produced jet and the first aircraft to apply a swept wing. [3] The development of a domestic jet engine was not completed in time, so the T-1A was powered by the British-designed Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet [4] and made its first flight on May 17, 1960. [3] The T-1B was powered by the Ishikawajima-Harima J3 turbojet [5] and 20 were produced between June 1962 and June 1963. [3] Fuji was the successor to the Nakajima Aircraft Company (famous for building several aircraft such as Nakajima Ki-43 and Nakajima Ki-84 during WW2). The first aircraft of Fuji's own design was the T-1 jet trainer. [6] [7]
More than 200 T-1s were to be produced, but with the introduction of the Lockheed F-104J/DJ fighters, the education system changed and the Lockheed T-33A, which was in large numbers, took on the same role, and only 66 T-1s were introduced. [3]
With the entry into service of its successor, the Kawasaki T-4, flight training with the T-1 was completed in December 2000. The last T-1 was retired on March 3, 2006.[ citation needed]
Data from: Simpson 2001, p. 246
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66 [10]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Media related to Fuji T-1 at Wikimedia Commons