Manshū Hayabusa
Japanese airliner
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The Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa (Japanese: 隼, "Peregrine Falcon") was an airliner produced by the Japanese Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company in Manchukuo in the late 1930s.[2][3] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The flight deck was fully enclosed and separate from the passenger cabin, which could seat six people. The type equipped Manchukuo National Airways.
| MT-1 Hayabusa | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| National origin | Manchukuo |
| Manufacturer | Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company |
| Primary user | Manchukuo National Airways |
| Number built | 50-55 |
| History | |
| First flight | April 1937[1] |
Specifications (Production aircraft)
Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 6 passengers
- Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 27.3 m2 (294 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Kotobuki 2-kai-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine , 343 kW (460 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
- Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Range: 902 km (560 mi, 487 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
See also
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- Boeing Monomail
- Breese-Dallas Model 1
- General Aviation/Clarke GA-43
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- Junkers Ju 60
- Kharkiv KhAI-1
- Lockheed Model 9 Orion
- Northrop Delta
- Polikarpov/Rafaelyants PR-12
- Tairov OKO-1
- Vultee V-1