NAMC YS-11

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NAMC YS-11
A YS-11 of Japan Air Commuter
Type Turboprop Airliner
Manufacturer Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Maiden flight August 30, 1962
Produced 1962-1974
Number built 182

The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954: the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.

To date, the YS-11 is the only successful commercial aircraft made by a Japanese firm, either before or after World War II. 182 were produced in total. Although most of the aircraft was designed and manufactured in Japan, the engines were built by Rolls-Royce. Also, electrical appliances, gauges, machinery and cockpit hardware were supplied either from Japanese Industries as well as foreign overseas providers during it's time of production.

Due to the fact that the consortium of companies that made up NAMC included Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Fuji Heavy Industries (now better known as the automobile manufacturer Subaru), both major producers of fighter planes during WWII, the body of YS-11 was made unusually strong, resulting in a long-lasting airplane.[citation needed]

The twin-engined YS-11 delivered similar operational performance to the four-engined Vickers Viscount, and had 50% more capacity than the similarly-configured Fokker F.27.

On September 30, 2006, Japan Air Commuter flight 3806 marked the final flight for a YS-11 in Japan's commercial aviation industry.[citation needed]

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[edit] Operators

In August 2006 a total of 21 NAMC YS-11 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service with Aboitiz Air (6), Air Link International Airways (1), Air Philippines (3), Asian Spirit (2), Mahfooz Aviation (1), Phuket Airlines (4), South Phoenix Airways (2), Aero Union (1) and Gacela Air Cargo (1).[1]

All former and present operators of the NAMC YS-11:

[edit] Specifications

  • Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Dart Mk542-10K turboprops, each rated 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW)
  • Wingspan: 105 ft (32 m)
  • Fuselage: 86 ft (26.3 m)
  • Dry weight: 32,187 lb (14,600 kg)
  • Maximum load: 11,904 lb (5,400 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 51,808 lb (23,500 kg)
  • Airspeed: 245kt knots (454 km/h)
  • Operating range: 1,367 miles (2,200 km)
  • Passengers: 64
  • Day of first test flight: August 30th, 1962

[edit] Comparible Aircraft

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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