Manshū Hayabusa
This article is about a pre-war Japanese airliner. For the World War II fighter known as the Hayabusa, see Nakajima Ki-43 .
| MT-1 Hayabusa | |
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| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | Manchukuo |
| Manufacturer | Manchukuo Aircraft Company |
| First flight | April 1937[1] |
| Primary user | Manchukuo National Airways |
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The Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa (Japanese: 隼, "Peregrine Falcon") was an airliner produced by Manchukuo Aircraft Company in Manchukuo in the late 1930s[2][3] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The flight deck was fully enclosed and separate from the passenger cabin, which could seat six people. The type equipped Manchukuo National Airways.
Specifications
Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 6 passengers
- Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 9¾ in)
- Wingspan: 13.60 m (44 ft 7½ in)
- Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 9¾ in)
- Wing area: 27.3 m2 (294 ft2)
- Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,747 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Kotobuki 2-kai-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 343 kW (460 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph)
- Cruising speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)
- Range: 902 km (560 miles)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 159.
- ↑ Taylor 1989, p. 620.
- ↑ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p. 2412.
- Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Mikesh, Robert C.; Shorzoe Abe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
- Bueschel, Richard (May 1961). The Mansyu Hayabusa. Air Pictorial Magazine.
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