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Manufactured by seaplane specialist ShinMaywa (formerly Shin Meiwa), it was developed from the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1A seaplane, which was introduced during the 1970s. The ShinMaywa US-2 was developed on behalf of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as a 'like-for-like' replacement for its aging US-1A fleet.
The Shin Meiwa PS-1 and US-1A is a large STOL aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (SAR) work respectively by Japanese aircraft manufacturer Shin Meiwa. The PS-1 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant is a flying boat which carried its own beaching gear on board, while the search-and-rescue (SAR) orientated US-1A ...
Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa during 1992. Prior to this, the company was also known as Shin Meiwa Industry co., Ltd. (SMIC). ShinMaywa, headquartered in Takarazuka , Hyōgo Prefecture , is perhaps best known for its seaplanes, such as the Shin Meiwa US-1A amphibian, and its upgraded form, the ...
It has a landing slope facility for flying boats (e.g. Shin Meiwa US-1A/US-2) and a heliport for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Chichijima Naval Base. Both bases were under the control of the United States Navy from shortly after Japan's surrender in 1945 up to 1968. During that time the naval base was known as Chichi Jima Naval ...
Shin Meiwa US-1A; ShinMaywa US-2 This page was last edited on 3 January 2014, at 08:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Shin Meiwa UF-XS technology demonstrator; Shin Meiwa KJT-1; ... Short S.301 (140 hp Salmson) Seaplane (construction number) Short S.1 Cockle; Short S.2 (Metal hull ...
shin Meiwa US-1A. Saab 91 X1G1B. NAMC YS-11. References External links. Official website; This page was last edited on 1 February 2025, at 02:29 (UTC). Text is ...
1967 – First flight of the Shin Meiwa US-1A; 1967 – NASA astronaut Clifton Williams, U.S. Marine Corps, suffers control failure in Northrop T-38A-65-NO Talon, 66-8354, N922NA, he was flying while en route from Cape Canaveral, Florida to Mobile, Alabama to see his father who was dying of cancer. Jet went into an uncontrollable aileron roll ...