Fuji T-1

T-1
T-1B in special paint scheme
Role	Intermediate trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Fuji Heavy Industries
Number built	66

The Fuji T-1 was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. The first flight was in January 1958. A total of 66 T-1 planes were built.^[1] It was retired in March 2006.

Design and development

The T-1 was the first indigenously designed Japanese jet aircraft to be developed since World War II. The T-1A was powered by the British-designed Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet,^[2] while the T-1B used the Ishikawajima-Harima J3 turbojet.^[3] Fuji was the successor to the Nakajima Aircraft Company (famous for building several aircraft during WW2). The first aircraft of Fuji's own design was the T-1 jet trainer. ^[4][5]

Variants

Data from: Simpson 2001, p. 246

• T1F1 : Prototype.
• T-1A (T1F1) : Powered by a 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 805 turbojet engine. The original designation was T1F2. 46 built.
• T-1B (T1F2) : Powered by an 11.77 kN (2,645 lbf) Ishikawajima-Harima J3-IHI-3 turbojet engine. 20 built.
• T-1C : Converted to 13.72 kN (3,085 lbf) Ishikawajima-Harima J3-IHI-7 engines.

Operators

 Japan

• Japan Air Self Defense Force

Specifications (T-1A)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66^[6]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 12.12 m (39 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 22.22 m² (239.2 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 4.96:1
• Airfoil: K-561/K-569
• Empty weight: 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)
• Gross weight: 4,150 kg (9,149 lb) clean
• Max takeoff weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) (with external tanks)
• Fuel capacity: 1,400 L (308 Imp Gallons)
• Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Mk 805 turbojet, 18 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

• Maximum speed: 925 km/h (575 mph; 499 kn) at 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
• Cruising speed: 620 km/h (385 mph; 335 kn) at 9,150 m (30,000 ft)
• Range: 1,300 km (808 mi; 702 nmi) (internal fuel)
• Ferry range: 1,950 km (1,212 mi; 1,053 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 14,400 m (47,244 ft) ^[7]
• Rate of climb: 33 m/s (6,500 ft/min)

Armament

• Guns: Provision for 1 × 12.7 mm Browning M53-2 machine gun in nose
• Hardpoints: 2 with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles: 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
  • Bombs: 2 × 340 kg (750 lb) bombs
  • Other: 2 × 455 L (100 Imp Gallon) drop tanks

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• TF-86 Sabre
• Lockheed T-33
• Macchi MB.326

References

Citations

1. Simpson 2001, p.246
2. FUJI T-1 at faqs.org
3. Odagiri, Hiroyuki (1996). Technology and Industrial Development in Japan. Clarendon Press, Oxford. p. 224. ISBN 0-19-828802-6.
4. Archives at Flightglobal.com
5. International, Flight (1962). Flight International. Delaney Gallay, LTD.
6. Taylor 1965, p. 103.
7. Donald and Lake 1996, p.175.

Bibliography

• Donald, David and Jon Lake. Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London:Aerospace Publishing, 1996, Single Volume Edition. ISBN 1-874023-95-6.
• Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781840371154.
• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London:Sampson Low, Marston, 1965.

External links

Media related to Fuji T-1 at Wikimedia Commons