Fuji LM-1 Nikko
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| Type: | Liaison aircraft |
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| First flight: |
June 6, 1955 |
| Commissioning: |
1955 |
| Production time: |
1955/56 |
| Number of pieces: |
27 |
The Fuji LM-1 is a light Japanese liaison aircraft from the 1950s. Its first flight took place on June 6, 1955.
construction and development
Fuji Heavy Industries manufactured the Beech T-34 trainer aircraft under license for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces in the early 1950s . 27 LM-1s were produced in 1955 and 1956.
The LM-1 was used by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces for liaison and general tasks. After the LM-1 was retired, several LM-1s came onto the American market and were sold to private users.
Versions
- LM-1: Four-seat liaison aircraft with a 225 HP (168 kW) Continental boxer engine - 27 built
- LM-2: more powerfully motorized version with a 340 PS (254 kW) Lycoming boxer engine - 2 built
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1-4 |
| length | 7.90 m |
| span | 9.98 m |
| height | 3.63 m |
| Wing area | 16.50 m² |
| Empty mass | 1013 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1531 kg |
| Cruising speed | 253 km / h |
| Top speed | 298 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5300 m |
| Climb performance | 11.6 m / s |
| Range | 1556 km |
| Engine | a Continental O-470 boxer engine |
| power | 168 kW (225 hp) |
literature
- William Green: The Aircraft of the World . Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1956, ISBN none.
- Rod Simpson: Airlife's World Aircraft . Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2001, ISBN 1-84037-115-3 .
Web links
Commons : Fuji LM-1 Nikko - collection of images, videos and audio files
