type of aircraft
Kawasaki KAT-1
The Kawasaki KAT-1 is a Japanese primary trainer, seating two in tandem, designed to compete for a Japanese Air Defense Force (JADF) contract in the mid-1950s. Only two were completed.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Country of origin
- Japan
- First flight
- 1954-02-11
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 121 kt
- Max speed
- 164 kt
- Range
- 620 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,100 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,053 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,359 lb
- Powerplant
- Lycoming GO-435-C2B
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 27.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 37.8 ft
- Height
- 9.2 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.