Mitsubishi F-1
| Mitsubishi F-1 | |
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 Mitsubishi F-1 at Iwakuni Air Base |
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| Type: | Fighter bomber |
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| First flight: |
3rd June 1975 |
| Commissioning: |
April 1978 |
| Number of pieces: |
77 |
The Mitsubishi F-1 was a Japanese ground attack bomber that emerged from the Mitsubishi T-2 training aircraft in the mid-1970s . The commissioning took place in April 1978. The F-1 was equipped with the J / AWG-12 radar, with which British F-4M phantom machines were also equipped. The second seat was omitted for the installation of weapon computers and radar electronics. A total of 77 machines were built. The main task should be the fight against enemy ships.
The last flight of the F-1 took place on March 9, 2006 as a formation flight of six aircraft on the JASDF base Tsuiki in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka and ended the almost 30-year service life of the first fighter jets built in Japan after the Second World War .
Technical data of the F1
- Two Rolls-Royce / Turboméca-Adour-MK-801A engines (license production) with 32.49 kN each
- Length: 17.86 m
- Span: 7.88 m
- Height: 4.39 m
- Wing area: 21.48 m²
- Empty weight: 6,358 kg
- Max. Takeoff weight: 13,674 kg
- Top speed: 1,700 km / h at an altitude of 11,000 m
- Max. Altitude: 15,240 m
- Range: approx. 1,100 km
- Armament: A 20 mm JM61 cannon with 750 rounds and up to 2,722 kg additional weapons at six wing stations
Web links
- F-1 on Globalsecurity.org (English)
- F-1 on MilitaryFactory.com (English)