Kawasaki C-2

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Kawasaki C-2
First prototype of the C-2
First prototype of the C-2
Type: Military transporter , ELINT aircraft
Design country:

JapanJapan Japan

Manufacturer:

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

First flight:

January 26, 2010

Commissioning:

June 30, 2016

Number of pieces:

6 (40 more planned)

The Kawasaki C-2 is a military transport aircraft produced by the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki .

history

Development of the machine began in 2001 on behalf of the Japanese armed forces . The prototype of the Kawasaki C-2, known as the XC-2, took off on January 26, 2010 from Gifu Airbase with Captain Satoshi Hasebe and co-pilot Susumu Ishida on its 71-minute maiden flight. This was actually planned for September 2006, but problems with the strength of the fuselage, the loading ramp, the main landing gear and the horizontal stabilizer delayed the project considerably. The machine, originally called the CX, was originally intended to replace the Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed C-130 Hercules from 2013 . The C-2 will be able to take off from relatively short and unprepared slopes. At full payload, however, it requires a runway length of at least 2300 m. The manufacturer plans to derive a civil cargo aircraft from the C-2.

The first flight took place on January 26, 2010 and on March 30, 2010 a first test machine was delivered to the Japanese Ministry of Defense .

The introduction of the C-2 at JASDF is delayed because problems with a cargo door occurred during testing in January 2014, which made modifications necessary. The addition of the first operational machine planned for 2014, which was to be followed by nine more units by the end of fiscal year 2018, was then delayed by two years. On June 30, 2016, the first machine was finally delivered to the Ministry of Defense. On February 6, 2018, the conversion of the second prototype “18-1202” to “RC-2” as an ELINT platform was completed at Gifu Air Base. The first flight of the ELINT version took place shortly afterwards.

construction

The C-2 is a twin-engined shoulder wing aircraft with a T-tail and a large tailgate. Despite clear external differences, the C-2 shares numerous technical components with the Kawasaki XP-1 sea ​​reconnaissance aircraft . This includes the basic construction of the wings, the cockpits and many electrical subsystems.

Technical specifications

The first prototype of the C-2 at the rear and the first series machine at the front in formation flight
Parameter Data
crew 2
length 43.90 m
span 40.40 m
height 14.20 m
Wing area ? m²
payload normal 30,000 kg, max. 36,000 kg
Empty mass 60,000 kg
Takeoff mass 141,400 kg
Cruising speed 890 km / h
Top speed 980 km / h
Service ceiling 12,200 m
Range 5,700 km with 30 t payload, 4,500 km with 36 t payload, 9,800 km max.
Engines two General Electric CF6 -80C2

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Kawasaki C-2  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 平 成 ２１ 年度 ラ イ フ サ イ ク ル コ ス ト 管理 年次 報告 書 (Japanese), accessed December 20, 2016
  2. ↑ FliegerRevue, March 2010, p. 8, Kawasaki XC-2 completes first flight
  3. ↑ XC-2 Test Aircraft for Japanese Defense Ministry Completes First Flight. Kawasaki Heavy Industries , January 26, 2010, accessed December 10, 2010 .
  4. ↑ XC-2 Test Aircraft Delivered to Japanese Defense Ministry. Kawasaki Heavy Industries , March 30, 2010, accessed December 10, 2010 .
  5. ↑ JASDF C-2 delayed . In: AIR International August 2014, Breaking News, p. 5
  6. ↑ 航空 自衛隊 向 け Ｃ － ２ 輸送 機 の 量 産 初 号 機 を 納入 ( Memento of July 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Japanese), accessed on December 20, 2016
  7. ↑ [1] flyteam , 6 February 2018
  8. ↑ ATLA "次 期 機 上 電波 測定 装置 ／ 機 上 電波 測定 装置 の 開 発"
  9. ^ Premier vol pour le Kawasaki EC-2 ELINT