{"product_id":"hasegawa-d12-1-72-kawasaki-t-4","title":"Kawasaki T-4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kawasaki T-4 is a twin-engined jet training aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Air Self-Defense Force is aging T-33A and\u003cbr\u003e\nI was forced to choose a new trainer that would change to a T1.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the 56th year of the Showa era, the budget for the new training machine was approved\u003cbr\u003e\nThe MTX (new intermediate jet training aircraft) has been started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe MTX, which was to be developed with a purely domestic machine,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt competed with three aircraft manufacturers, including Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Fuji Heavy Industries.\u003cbr\u003e\nKawasaki Heavy Industries became the main contract company in September 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe aircraft was changed from MTX to X-T4 in October.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe basic design was started with the addition of design members of Mitsubishi, Fuji, Shin-Meiwa, and Nihon Aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe basic structure of the aircraft is equipped with a twin-engined engine, medium wing arrangement,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was decided by tandem (vertical arrangement) cockpit arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eA major change from the initial design was a change in the main leg device.\u003cbr\u003e\nInitially, it was planned to arrange the main leg in the T2 format, but it has been changed to the F-104 format.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe engine was also considered foreign-made.\u003cbr\u003e\nFinally, it was decided to the XF-3 engine made by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, which is domestic,\u003cbr\u003e\nBoth aircraft and engines were born in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis engine is a small turbofan engine with the latest technology with thrust power of 1.6tons,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe athletic performance of the aircraft by this engine is comparable to that of the F-15s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, many new technologies were developed in the XT4.\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing a lot of composite materials for the structural members of the aircraft,\u003cbr\u003e\nOBOGS (On-Board Oxygen Generating System)\u003cbr\u003e\nAdoption of digital data bus, adoption of AHRS with ring laser gyro,\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, it is the first escape device of the pea crushing method of the cai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first XT-4 was rolled out at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Gifu Plant on April 17th.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe made his first flight on July 29th of the same year.\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter that, after using four XT-4s and conducted various flight tests,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was delivered to the Defense Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe mass-produced aircraft of the T-4 was deployed to the first air wing in Hamamatsu in the 1960s and was replaced with the T-33A.\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter that, the replacement with the T-33A for communication of each airline group also progressed sequentially,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe next stage of the T-1A\/B has begun at the Ashiya base 13 cult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a result, the Air Force pilot,\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom T-3 of the primary training machine reciprocating engine to the T-4 of the jet trainer,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt will be transformed into a rational training course for the F-15DJ and F-2B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003e(Information at the time of the kit release)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003e[Data]\u003cbr\u003e\nCrew: Two people.\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal width: 9.9m\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal length: 13.0m (including pito tube), 12.0m (not including pito tube)\u003cbr\u003e\nHeight: 4.6m\u003cbr\u003e\nEngine: Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries F3-IHI-30\u003cbr\u003e\nThrust: 1,600kg x2\u003cbr\u003e\nStandard take-off weight: 5,530kg\u003cbr\u003e\nMaximum speed: Mach0.9 (advance 10,000m)\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst flight (XT-4 1): July 29, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasegawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53161505587467,"sku":"D12","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/hasegawa-had12.jpg?v=1780703697","url":"https:\/\/anglia-models.com\/de\/products\/hasegawa-d12-1-72-kawasaki-t-4","provider":"Anglia Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}