The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has 78 military transport aircraft in service. Of these:
C-1 26 aircraft
The C-1 transport aircraft, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan, are transport aircraft for use by the JASDF. In the early 1970s, the airframes of Japan's transport aircraft were generally facing the problem of being too old for the U.S.-supplied C-46 transports, and at that time, Japan's own YS-11 airliners still didn't have the potential to be converted into military transports. As a result, Japan began to develop a dedicated military transport aircraft. 26 C-1s, which made their first flight on December 12, 1970, were still in service with the JASDF in 2015, and the C-46s are still in service with the JASDF.
Aircraft Parameters
Crew: 5 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Engineer, Cargo Crew)
Capacity: 60 Regular Soldiers or 45 Marines or 36 Stretchers and Medical Equipment
Length: 29.00 meters
Wingspan: 30.60 meters
Height: 9.99 meters
Empty weight: 23,320 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 38,700 kg
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney-licensed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries JT8D-M-9
Maximum speed: 806 kph
Cruising speed: 657 kph
Range: 1,300 km
Operational ceiling: 11,600 meters
C-2 2 aircraft
In 2001, the Japanese Defense Agency (JDA) was preparing to purchase a new transport aircraft to replace the aging Kawasaki Heavy Industries C-1. After studying a number of aircraft, including the C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and the C-150, it was determined that the C-2 would be the best choice for its mission. After studying a number of military transport aircraft, including the C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and Airbus A400M, the Japan Defense Agency (JDA) concluded that there was no suitable aircraft that could provide the performance required by the JASDF, and decided to develop a new military transport aircraft on its own. The first flight of the C-2 transport aircraft, which was originally scheduled for September 2007, was delayed until December 2007 when problems were discovered with 3,663 U.S.-made rivets. The first flight of the aircraft took place on January 25, 2010, after a variety of problems were discovered, including the deformation of the horizontal tailplane. Currently, the JASDF has two C-2 transports in service, with another 20 on order, and is expected to join active service soon.
Aircraft Parameters
Crew: 3 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Cargo Crew)
Length: 43.90 meters
Wingspan: 44.4 meters
Height: 14.2 meters
Empty Weight: 60,800 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 141,400 kg
Engines 2 American GE CF6-80C2K1F
Cruising speed: 890km/h
Range: 6,500km
Practical ceiling: 12,200m
C-130H 15 units
The C-130H is the C-130's more powerful version. The basic structure is the same as the basic C-130. The engine is an upgraded Allison T56-A-15 turboshaft engine, and the C-130H has a redesigned main wing and new avionics, which improve the aircraft's high-altitude and high-temperature performance and reduce the fuel consumption rate to some extent. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is a major user of the C-130H. There are currently 15 C-130Hs in service with the Air Self-Defense Force.
Aircraft parameters
Crew: 5 (Pilot, Co-pilot, Navigator, Engineer, Cargo Crew)
Capacity: 92 soldiers or 64 paratroopers or 74 stretcher casualties or heavy equipment such as refueling trucks, 155mm heavy artillery and tractor-trailer trucks
Length: 29.79m
Wingspan: 40.41m
Height: 11.66 meters
Empty weight: 34,170 kilograms
Load: 19,870 kilograms
Maximum takeoff weight: 70,310 kilograms
Engines: 4 Allison T56-A-15
Cruising speed: 556 kilometers per hour
Range: 4,000 kilometers
Heavy equipment, such as heavy guns and tractors. 000 km
Useful lift: 10,060 meters
Gulfstream IV business jet 5 aircraft
The aircraft is a business jet designed and built by the American company Gulfstream. It was purchased by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and converted into a multi-purpose aircraft with the internal designation U-4 (which is actually a U.S.-made Gulfstream IV-MPA). Currently, the JASDF is equipped with five Gulfstream IVs, which are used as commuter, business, cargo or mixed passenger/cargo transport aircraft.
Aircraft parameters
Crew: 2 (Pilot, Co-pilot)
Capacity: 14-19 passengers
Length: 26.9 meters
Wingspan: 23.7 meters
Height: 7.44 meters
Empty weight: 16,100 kilograms
Engines: 2x Rolo Mk.611-8
Cruising speed: 850 km/h
Range: 7,820 km
Useful lift: 13,700 meters
Hawker 800 27 aircraft
The Hawker 800 jet business jet is the predecessor of the de Havilland 125, a de Havilland jet business jet designed and produced by de Havilland. It was renamed the BAe 125-700 and made its maiden flight in May 1983 in the UK. The Hawker 800 is an improved version of the BAe 125-700, with a larger cockpit windshield and improved aerodynamic profile of the wings. The JASDF procured 27 Hawker 800s, mainly for personnel transportation, search and rescue, and patrol, with the internal number U-125A.
Aircraft Specifications
? Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
? Capacity: 8 - 13 passengers
? Length: 15.6 meters
? Wingspan: 16.5 meters
? Height: 5.5 meters
? Empty weight: 7,108 kilograms
? Maximum takeoff weight: 12,701 kg
? Engines: 2 Honeywell TFE731-5BR
? Cruise Speed: 745 km/h
? Range: 4,893 kilometers
? Practical ceiling: 12,497 meters
YS-11 3 aircraft
The YS-11 was Japan's first self-propelled aircraft after World War II, and was named after the Japanese word for transport aircraft, "yusouki", which is the Japanese romanization for "conveyor". "The initial letter of Yusouki is Y, and the initial letter of Sekkei is S. Therefore, the letter part of the designation is YS. The number 11 does not mean that it is the 11th model, but because the airframe and the engine of the aircraft are the first generation developed by Japan after the war, the two 1's together are called the YS-11. After its first flight on August 30, 1962, the production of the YS-11 continued until 1974, and 182 aircraft rolled off the production line.*** After the production of the aircraft was discontinued in 1974, in 2015, 13 YS-11s were able to fly. 13 YS-11s capable of flying, of which three were used as military transports.
Aircraft parameters
Length: 26.3 meters
Wingspan: 32.0 meters
Height: 8.9 meters
Engines: 2 Rollo 542-10
Empty weight: 15,500 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 24,500 kg
Cruise speed: 454 km/h. Cruise speed: 454 km/h
Range: 1,110 km