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The Mitsubishi T-2 was a supersonic jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Introduced in 1975, it was the first Japanese-designed aircraft to break the sound barrier. Introduced in 1975, it was the first Japanese-designed aircraft to break the sound barrier.
A Mitsubishi T-2B, 19-5174, of the Blue Impulse (or 11 Squadron) air demonstration team of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force failed to pull out of a descending bomb-burst maneuver following a formation loop, crashed into civilian house, Takaoka Town, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, north of Hamamatsu Air Base, during base's 30th ...
RAF Jaguar T2 in flight displaying underside, 1,187 litre tanks and CBLS (carrier, bomb, light store) fitted to its under-wing pylons. The Jaguar programme began in the early 1960s, in response to a British requirement (Air Staff Target 362) for an advanced supersonic jet trainer to replace the Folland Gnat T1 and Hawker Hunter T7, and a French requirement (the École de Combat et d'Appui ...
1 Does the Mitsubishi F-1 belong in the variants list? 3 comments. 2 Are there any surviving T-2s, if so change "was" to "is" in the introduction. 1 comment.
The Jaguar programme began in the early 1960s, in response to a British requirement (Air Staff Target 362) for an advanced supersonic jet trainer to replace the Folland Gnat T.1 and Hawker Hunter T.7, and a French requirement (ECAT or École de Combat et d'Appui Tactique, "Tactical Combat Support Trainer") for a cheap, subsonic dual-role trainer and light attack aircraft to replace the Fouga ...
From 1975 [5] until 1991 [6] the unit's wartime role was as an operational squadron in the front line assigned to Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) with twelve Jaguar aircraft, eight WE.177 nuclear bombs, and a variety of conventional weapons. In a high-intensity European war the unit's role was to support land forces on the Continent ...
The Mitsubishi F-1 is a Japanese swept-wing, single-seat, twin-engine supersonic strike aircraft that was in service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) from 1978 to 2006. It was Japan 's first domestically designed and built supersonic combat aircraft , jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries .
On 6 February 2023, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries terminated the Spacejet project along with its plans to enter the jetliner business and planned to liquidate its Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation subsidiary. [11] [12] As of April 25 2023, the company was renamed MSJ Asset Management Company as part of the liquidation and its website was taken offline.