Fuji T-3
{{Short description|Japanese military trainer aircraft}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name = T-3
|image = File:T-3 (13747031394).jpg
|caption =Fuji T-3
|type = Primary trainer
|manufacturer = Fuji Heavy Industries
|designer =
|first_flight = 1978
|introduction =
|retired = Retired from military service in 2007
|produced = 1978-1982
|number_built = 50
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|primary_user = Japan Air Self Defense Force
|more_users =
|developed_from = Fuji KM-2
|developed_into = Fuji T-7
}}
The Fuji T-3 is a primary military trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force, manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries. Its first flight was in 1978. In the course of its service life, 50 units were produced. It has been replaced by the Fuji T-7.
Development
The KM-2B was a further development of the Fuji KM-2 (itself a four-seat development of the T-34 Mentor with a more powerful engine) for use as a primary trainer for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It combined the structure and engine of the KM-2 with the tandem cockpit of the T-34 Mentor. Its first flight was on 17 January 1978.{{cite book |editor-last= Donald |editor-first=David |editor2=Lake, Jon |title= Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft |year= 1996 |publisher= Aerospace Publishing|location= London |isbn= 1-874023-95-6}} Fifty were purchased by the JASDF as the Fuji T-3, and production continued until 1982.{{cite book |editor=Donald, David |title = The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft|year = 1997|publisher = Aerospace Publishing|location=London|isbn= 1-85605-375-X}}
Operational history
The Fuji T-3 served with the 11 and 12 Hiko-Kyoikudan of the JASDF. The T-3 was retired in 2007 and replaced by the Fuji T-7, a turboprop variant of the T-3, with a {{convert|400|shp|abbr=on}} Allison 250 engine.{{cite book |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=M J H | title = Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition | year = 1999 | publisher = Brassey's |location=London| isbn = 1-85753-245-7 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.kokukagaku.jp/09_skypark/exhibit.html|title=Introduction of the exhibits at Ozora Hiroba|access-date=2024-11-22|publisher=Misawa Aviatin & Science Museum}}
Operators
;{{JPN}}: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Specifications (T-3)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide, Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1976-1977 {{cite book|title=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide|last=Rendall|first=David|year=1995|isbn=0-00-470980-2|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers|location=Glasgow, UK|page=[https://archive.org/details/janesaircraftrec0000rend/page/505 505]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/janesaircraftrec0000rend/page/505}}{{cite book |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=JWR | title = Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1976-1977 | year = 1976| publisher = Macdonald and Jane's|location=London| isbn =0-354-00538-3 }}
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|crew=2
|length m=8.04
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|span m=10
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|height m=3.02
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|wing area sqm=16.5
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|airfoil=root: NACA 23016.5; tip: NACA 23012{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |accessdate=16 April 2019}}
|empty weight kg=1120
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|max takeoff weight kg=1510
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming IGSO-480
|eng1 type=6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled piston engine
|eng1 kw=254
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|prop blade number=3
|prop name=constant-speed propeller
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|max speed kmh=377
|max speed note=at {{cvt|4875|m|0}}
|cruise speed kmh=254
|cruise speed note=at {{cvt|2440|m|0}}
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|never exceed speed kmh=413
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|range km=1038
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|ceiling m=8170
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|climb rate ms=7.7
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|wing loading kg/m2=91.5
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See also
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References
{{commons category|Fuji T-3}}
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{{JSDF aircraft designations}}
Category:1970s Japanese military trainer aircraft