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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 .
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
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 .
External links
Mansyu developments Civil aircraft licensed production