Kawasaki T-4

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T-4 in MCAS Iwakuni on Friendship Day
T-4 in MCAS Iwakuni on Friendship Day

The Kawasaki T-4 is a subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force. It is currently used by the JASDF's Blue Impulse aerobatic team. The first XT-4 prototype flew on July 29, 1985. The first production aircraft was delivered in 1988.

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[edit] Variants

  • XT-4 : Prototype. 4 built.
  • T-4 : Two-seat intermediate jet trainer aircraft. 208 built.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] General Characterstics

  • Wingspan:9.9m
  • Length:13.0m
  • Height:4.6m
  • Powerplant:2 × Ishikawajima-Harima F3-IHI-30 (1,600kg) turbofans
  • Crew:2

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Comparable aircraft: Dassault Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet - BAE Hawk - Aero L-59 - PZL I-22 Iryda

Designation sequence: T-1 - T-2 - T-3 - T-4 - T-5 - T-7

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