- As mentioned above, there were two types of T-2 training aircraft, the early model and the late model.
-Students who have completed the basic piloting course in T-33A and acquired the wing mark will enter the basic combat maneuvering course at Matsushima Air Base.
- At this time, the T-2 early model is used, and students learn basic knowledge about supersonic flight and maneuvering with the T-2.
- Students who have completed this will proceed to the next combat maneuver course.
-The T-2 late model used at this time was equipped with a radar and a Vulcan cannon, and learned how to operate fighter aircraft such as shooting, and student pilots who graduated from this were assigned to each combat unit.
- The T-2, which was deployed at Matsushima Air Base in 1975, has been used for student training for nearly 30 years, but retired from training flights in 2004 in favor of the F-2B.
- The T-2 was in service with the Blue Impulse Warfare Research Group from 1982 to 1995.
- A total of 175 official flight exhibitions were held, and many aviation fans were familiar with it.
- The aircraft used in Blue Impulse is a mixture of early and late models, and is characterized by a smoke generator.
[Actual specifications]
- Crew: 2 people
- Wingspan: 7.88m (not including wingtip launchers)
- Length: 17.85m (including pitot tube)
- Overall Height: 4.39m
- Engine: Ishikawajima Harima TF40-IHI-801A (Licensed production of Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca RB162/T260 Adore Mk801A)
- Number of engines: 2
- Engine output (1 unit): Military 2,320kg/AB maximum 3,310kg
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.6/11,000m
- Sea level rise rate: 11,160m/min
- Fixed armament: 20mmM61A-1 machine gun x1 (late type)
- XT-2 first flight: July 20, 1971
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )