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Fuji T-3
first flew 1978· primary trainer
what is it?
The Fuji T-3 is a primary military trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force, manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries. Its first flight was in 1978. In the course of its service life, 50 units were produced.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10 m wingspan
base stats
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 48 years ago, in 1978.
- Top speed is 2.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,038 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1978
- retired
- 2007
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- role
- primary trainer
- makers
- Subaru Corporation
- engines
- 1× Lycoming IGSO-480
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8 m
- wingspan
- 10 m
- height
- 3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,510 kg
- top speed
- 377 km/h
- cruise speed
- 254 km/h
- range
- 1,038 km
- ceiling
- 8,170 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1473127, Wikipedia: Fuji T-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.