Fuji T-7
# Fuji T-7

The Fuji T-7 (previously T-3 Kai) is a Japanese primary trainer aircraft built by Fuji Heavy Industries for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. A development of Fuji's earlier T-3 trainer, it is a single-engined monoplane powered by a turboprop engine.

## Design and development

The Fuji T-7 was developed to meet a requirement of Japan's Air Self Defence Force for a primary or basic trainer to replace the Fuji T-3. The resultant aircraft was a modified version of the T-3, (itself descended via the Fuji KM-2 from the Beech T-34) and shared the single-engined low-winged monoplane layout of the T-3, but replaced the Lycoming piston engine with an Allison 250 turboprop engine.

The T-7 was selected in preference to the Pilatus PC-7 in 1998, but this decision was cancelled and the competition restarted after a corruption scandal arose, with several managers from Fuji being arrested for bribing an official in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Fuji re-entered the T-7 (then known as the T-3 Kai) and again won the restarted competition in September 2000.

## Operational history

The first production aircraft was handed over to the JASDF in September 2002.

## Operators

### Japan

* Japan Air Self-Defense Force
   * Air Training Command:
      * 11th Flight Training Wing
         * 1st Flight Training Squadron
         * 2nd Flight Training Squadron
      * 12th Flight Training Wing (2005-)
         * 1st Flight Training Squadron (2005-)
         * 2nd Flight Training Squadron (2005-)
   * Air Development and Test Command
      * Air Development and Test Wing

## Specifications (T-7)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 10.04 m (32 ft 11 in)
* Height: 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 16.5 $m^2$ (178 sq ft)
* Airfoil: root: NACA 23016.5; tip: NACA 23012
* Max takeoff weight: 1,585 kg (3,494 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce 250-B17F turboprop engine, 336 kW (451 hp)
* Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller, 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) diameter

Performance

* Cruise speed: 298 km/h (185 mph, 161 kn) at 915 m (3,002 ft)
* Stall speed: 104 km/h (65 mph, 56 kn) flaps and gear down
* Wing loading: 96.1 $kg/m^2$ (19.7 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.2114 kW/kg (0.1286 hp/lb)
* Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft): 608 m (1,995 ft)
* Landing distance from 15 m (49 ft): 566 m (1,857 ft)

Avionics

   * VHF radio

   * UHF radio

   * Transponder

   * ICS

   * TacAN
