De Agostini 1:100 JSDF29 T-1B (Fuji) Display Model JGSDF, Japan |
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Scale: 1:100 |
Length: 4.75" |
Width: 4.25" |
Composition: Plastic |
SKU: DAG-JSDF29 |
The Fuji T-1 was Japan's first jet-powered trainer aircraft. The first flight was in January 1958. A total of 66 T-1 planes were built. It was retired in March 2006.
The T-1 was the first indigenously designed Japanese jet aircraft to be developed since World War II. The T-1A was powered by the British-designed Bristol Siddeley Orpheus turbojet, while the T-1B used the Ishikawajima-Harima J3 turbojet. Fuji was the successor to the Nakajima Aircraft Company (famous for building several aircraft during WW2). The first aircraft of Fuji's own design was the T-1 jet trainer.
Info: T-1B (Fuji) Display Model JGSDF, Japan