Kawasaki KAT-1
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
February 11, 1954 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 prototypes |
The Kawasaki KAT-1 was a trainer aircraft made by the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces .
History and construction
The KAT-1 was developed on the basis of a tender by the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces for a new training aircraft for beginners. However, it was subject to the competition against the license of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor submitted by Fuji Heavy Industries . The machine shares many components with the Kawasaki KAL-2 , both in construction and in common parts. The main difference between the two models lies in the way the passengers are accommodated. While the KAL-2 offers space for up to five people in two rows in a wide cabin, the KAT-1 only has two seats in tandem.
The KAT-1 is a self-supporting low-wing aircraft. Their wings are made up of two metal spars, clad with aluminum and have a trapezoidal plan. The rudder and elevator are both statically and aerodynamically balanced and have trim tabs. The KAT-1 was equipped with a 240 hp (179 kW) Lycoming GO-435 six-cylinder piston engine and powered an adjustable two-bladed propeller. Students and teachers were accommodated on tandem seats in a closed, fully glazed cockpit. The KAT-1 has a retractable nose wheel landing gear with pneumatic shock absorbers and hydraulic brakes.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.50 m |
| span | 11.50 m |
| height | 2.80 m |
| Wing area | 18.6 m² |
| Empty mass | 1070 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1385 kg |
| Cruising speed | 225 km / h |
| Top speed | 303 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 6100 m |
| Range | 1140 km |
| Engines | a six-cylinder piston engine Lycoming GO-435 with 179 kW |
