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Kawasaki C-1
Kawasaki Heavy Industries · Medium Jet Transport / Tactical Airlift · Japan · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Kawasaki C-1 is a twin-engined short-range military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by the Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It is solely used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Transport
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Operator
- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)
- Primary Role
- Medium Jet Transport / Tactical Airlift
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1973
- Produced
- 31
- Propulsion
- Turbofan
- Engine
- 2x Mitsubishi (licence-built Pratt & Whitney) JT8D-M-9 turbofan
- Thrust / Power
- 14,500 lbf each
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 95.1
- Wingspan (ft)
- 100.1
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 52691
- MTOW (lb)
- 99208
- Payload (lb)
- 26455
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 38000
- Range (mi)
- 800
- Max Speed (mph)
- 512
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.77