Fuji T-3
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
17th January 1974 |
| Number of pieces: |
50 |
The Fuji T-3 is a single-engine aircraft for novice military training produced by Fuji Heavy Industries . Its first flight took place in 1974. It is being replaced by the Fuji T-7 .
construction and development
Originally known as the KM-2B, the T-3 is a further development of the Fuji KM-2 (itself a four-seat development of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor with a more powerful engine) for use as a trainer aircraft for the Japanese air self- defense forces . It combines the structure and engine of the KM-2 with the tandem cockpit of the T-34 Mentor. The first flight took place on January 17, 1974. Fifty pieces were produced by 1982.
Military users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.04 m |
| span | 10.0 m |
| height | 3.02 m |
| Wing area | 16.50 m² |
| Empty mass | 1,120 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1,510 kg |
| Cruising speed | 254 km / h |
| Top speed | 377 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 8,170 m |
| Climb performance | 11.6 m / s |
| Range | 1,038 km |
| Engine | Lycoming IGSO-480 boxer engine |
| power | 254 kW (340 WPS) |
Web links
Commons : Fuji T-3 - collection of images, videos and audio files
- T-3 / T-5 / T-7 - Primary Trainer at Globalsecurity.org , accessed August 14, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Rendall: Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide . HarperCollins Publishers , Glasgow, UK 1995, ISBN 0-00-470980-2 , p. 505.
- ↑ JWR (Editor) Taylor: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1976-1977 . Macdonald and Jane's, London 1976, ISBN 0 354 00538 3 .