Mitsubishi MU-2

what is it?

The Mitsubishi MU-2 is a Japanese high-wing, twin-engined, turboprop aircraft with a pressurized cabin manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It made its maiden flight in September 1963 and was produced until 1986. It is one of postwar Japan's most successful aircraft, with 704 manufactured in Japan and San Angelo, Texas, in the United States.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 11.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 547 km/hcruise speed
• range 2,334 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 12passengers
• size 5,250 kgmax take-off weight
• built 704made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 63 years ago, in 1963.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,334 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1963-09-14

introduced

1965

status

still flying

number built

704

role

utility transport aircraft

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

makers

Mitsubishi

engines

2× AiResearch TPE331-6-251M

crew

1

passengers

12

length

12 m

wingspan

11.9 m

height

4.2 m

max take-off weight

5,250 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

547 km/h

range

2,334 km

ceiling

9,020 m

ICAO code

MU2

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.