Manshū_Hayabusa

Manshū Hayabusa

Manshū Hayabusa

Japanese airliner

This article is about a pre-war Japanese airliner. For the World War II fighter known as the Hayabusa, see Nakajima Ki-43.

The Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa (Japanese: 隼, "Peregrine Falcon") was an airliner produced by the Japanese Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company in Manchukuo in the late 1930s.[2][3] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The flight deck was fully enclosed and separate from the passenger cabin, which could seat six people. The type equipped Manchukuo National Airways.

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Specifications (Production aircraft)

Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Capacity: 6 passengers
  • Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 27.3 m2 (294 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Kotobuki 2-kai-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine , 343 kW (460 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  • Range: 902 km (560 mi, 487 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

Notes
  1. [1]
    Mikesh & Abe 1990, p. 159.
  2. [2]
    Taylor 1989, p. 620.
  3. [3]
    The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p. 2412.
Bibliography
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
  • Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
  • Bueschel, Richard (May 1961). "The Mansyu Hayabusa". Air Pictorial.
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