1/72 Kawasaki T-4 JASDF Blue Impulse 2002
$12.00
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■Product Description
The current Blue Impulse began on October 19, 1958, when three F-86F aircraft performed aerobatic maneuvers at an air show held at Hamamatsu North Air Base.
On April 16, 1960, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established the Air Maneuver Research Group at the 1st Air Wing of Hamamatsu Air Base, and an aerobatic team using F-86F Sabre aircraft was created under the name Tenryu.
This team, which used F-86F aircraft, later changed its name to Blue Impulse, using the call sign Impulse Blue, and became known worldwide for drawing the Olympic rings and EXPO '70 in the air.
After this, they performed numerous aerobatic maneuvers throughout Japan, but from the 1982 season, the baton was passed to the domestically produced T-2 jet trainer aircraft in place of the aging F-86F.
The speedy aerobatic maneuvers performed by the T-2 captivated many fans. The Blue Impulse team, which previously used the F-86F and T-2, switched to the latest domestically produced T-4 jet trainer in the 1996 season and continues to use it to this day. The T-4, capable of aerial maneuvers comparable to the F-15, presents us, the audience, with more advanced and exhilarating performances.
〈Data〉
Crew: 2
Wingspan: 9.9m
Length: 13.0m (including pitot tube), 12.0m (excluding pitot tube)
Height: 4.6m
Engine: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries F3-IHI-30
Thrust: 1,600kg x2
Standard takeoff weight: 5,530kg
Maximum speed: Mach 0.9 (altitude 10,000m)
First flight (XT-4 No. 1): July 29, 1985
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Item No: D11
Release date: February 2025 (re-release)
Scale: 1/72
JAN: 4967834014411
1/72 Kawasaki T-4 JASDF Blue Impulse 2002
$12.00
The current Blue Impulse began on October 19, 1958, when three F-86F aircraft performed aerobatic maneuvers at an air show held at Hamamatsu North Air Base.
On April 16, 1960, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established the Air Maneuver Research Group at the 1st Air Wing of Hamamatsu Air Base, and an aerobatic team using F-86F Sabre aircraft was created under the name Tenryu.
This team, which used F-86F aircraft, later changed its name to Blue Impulse, using the call sign Impulse Blue, and became known worldwide for drawing the Olympic rings and EXPO '70 in the air.
After this, they performed numerous aerobatic maneuvers throughout Japan, but from the 1982 season, the baton was passed to the domestically produced T-2 jet trainer aircraft in place of the aging F-86F.
The speedy aerobatic maneuvers performed by the T-2 captivated many fans. The Blue Impulse team, which previously used the F-86F and T-2, switched to the latest domestically produced T-4 jet trainer in the 1996 season and continues to use it to this day. The T-4, capable of aerial maneuvers comparable to the F-15, presents us, the audience, with more advanced and exhilarating performances.
〈Data〉
Crew: 2
Wingspan: 9.9m
Length: 13.0m (including pitot tube), 12.0m (excluding pitot tube)
Height: 4.6m
Engine: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries F3-IHI-30
Thrust: 1,600kg x2
Standard takeoff weight: 5,530kg
Maximum speed: Mach 0.9 (altitude 10,000m)
First flight (XT-4 No. 1): July 29, 1985
■Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Item No: D11
Release date: February 2025 (re-release)
Scale: 1/72
JAN: 4967834014411