Released in August 2023
HASEGAWA 1/48 Kawasaki T-4 Blue Impulse. HASEGAWAP16B Hund Released in August 2023
[Product Introduction]
HASEGAWA 1/48 Kawasaki T-4 Blue Impulse. The current Blue Impulse began on October 19, 1958, when three F-86Fs performed aerobatics at an air festival held at Hamamatsu Kita Air Base. On April 16, 1960, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established the Air Mobility Research Group at the 1st Air Wing at Hamamatsu Base, and an aerobatic team using the F-86F Saber was created under the name Tenryu. This team, which used the F-86F, later changed its name to Blue Impulse, which used the call sign Impulse Blue, and became known around the world by depicting the Olympic Games and EXPO'70 in the sky. . After this, I performed many aerobatic flights all over Japan, but from the 1982 season I handed over the baton to the domestic jet trainer T-2 in place of the aging F-86F. The T-2's speedy aerobatic flight attracted many fans. The Blue Impulse team, which has been using the F-86F and T-2, has been using the latest domestic jet trainer T-4 since the 1996 season. The T-4, which is capable of aerial maneuverability comparable to that of the F-15, presents us as an audience with even more advanced and exciting performances.
[Data]
Crew: 2 people Overall width: 9.9m Overall length: 13.0m (including pitot tube) 12.0m (excluding pitot tube) Overall height: 4.6m Engine: Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries F3-IHI-30 Thrust: 1600kg x2 Standard takeoff weight: 5530kg Maximum speed: Mach 0.9 (altitude 10000m) First flight (XT-4 1st unit): July 29, 1985
[Product specifications]
1/48 scale unpainted assembly Kit □