Product Description

――The Mitsubishi F-1 is a support fighter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force developed from the training aircraft type T-2.
――As the first domestically produced supersonic jet fighter, we started development in 1972 and started procurement in 1975.
--In the past, the F-86F was used as a support fighter, but the Japan Air Self-Defense Force considered introducing the F-5E Tiger II in order to operate the support fighter in earnest, but it was in the operational stage at that time. It was decided to remodel the fighter of the T-2 training aircraft.
--The development of the FS-T2 modified (later F-1) has started, and for this reason, the T-2 mass-produced Units 106 and 107 have been completed as T-2 special specification aircraft for flight tests, and various system tests have been conducted. And conducted a flight test.
--Based on the results of these various tests, the Secretary of the Defense Agency approved the use of the unit on November 14, 1976, and at the same time, the official name of the support fighter F-1 was decided by the FS-T2 Kai.
--F-1 deployment started in 1952 and was sequentially deployed in place of F-86F to the 3rd Squadron, 8th Squadron, and 6th Squadron at Misawa Air Base.
――F-1 is a support fighter, but it is also used as an interceptor fighter in operation.
――For this reason, various types of weapons are installed.
-Equipped with air-to-air missile sidewinders during interception missions, 500lb bombs, anti-ship missiles, 70mm or 127mm rockets, etc. during support combat.
――When the F-1 is remodeled from the T-2 to perform these various missions, it will be armed with a strengthened search and tracking radar, additional equipment such as a radio altimeter and atmospheric specification computer, a radar warning device, and a strike camera. We are making additional modifications such as related installation pylon.
--Among these modifications and additional equipment, the F-1's characteristic equipment is the J / AWG-12 radar and J / ASQ-1 control computer.
――This device is an important device for accurate bombing.
――It calculates the information from the radar, head-up display (HUD), inertial navigation system, radio altimeter, atmospheric specification computer, etc. and outputs the optimum information to the HUD and radar.
――This device also has an automatic mode, which projects the landing point and the flight path to that point on the HUD, and when the pilot operates the bullet, the optimum bullet timing is calculated and the bullet is automatically shot.
――The F-1 has been equipped with an autopilot since 1983, which is in the middle of production, and can be installed on the aircraft up to that point during regular repairs.
――This makes it possible to carry out reliable attack missions with less burden on the pilot.
――In addition, due to the nature of the mission, it often flies very low, and collision with birds was a problem, but it was solved by making the fixed windshield made of sturdy polycarbonate and making it a one-piece canopy without a frame.

[data]
--Crew: 1 person
--Overall width: 7.88m
--Overall length: 17.85m
--Overall height: 4.45m
--Maximum takeoff weight: 13,700kg
--Engine: TF-40-IHI-801A Adore, Thrust: 2,136kg (3,207kg when using A / B) x 2
--Maximum speed: Mach 1.6 / 11,000m
--Fixed armament: M61 A1 20mm Vulcan cannon
--First flight: 1977.6.16 (FS-T2 modified)


Item Size/Weight : 30 x 14.2 x 5.2 cm / 175g

Product Specifications

Item series

Hasegawa-C

Country

Japan

Item code

01333

JAN code

4967834013339

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