Shin Meiwa US-1A

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DB Selector

Both

Baseline

none

Hypothetical

No

Name

Shin Meiwa PS-1/US-1/US-1A

Country

Japan

Service

JMSDF

In Commission

1971(PS-1) - 2017

Number in Service

PS-1: 23/US-1: 6/US-1A: 14

Length (m)

33.46

Wingspan (m)

33.15

Height (m)

9.95

Empty Weight (kg)

23 300

Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)

43,000 kg from water/45,000 kg from land

Payload Weight (kg)

unknown

Crew

7

Propulsion

4 × Ishikawajima-Harima / General Electric T64-IHI-10J turboprop engines, 2,605 kW (3,493 hp) each

Rate of Climb (ft/min)

1,601.0 ft/min @ MTOW/2,339.2 ft/min at 36,000 kg

Service Ceiling (ft)

7,195 m @ MTOW/8,655 m @ 36,000 kg

Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)

276 kt

Cruise Speed (kt)

230 kt

Supercruise

No

Ferry Range (nm)

Max range: 2,061 nm @ 230 kn/ at 3,050 m

Endurance (min)

unknown

Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)

see below

Fuel Capacity (kg)

1,640 L usable fuel in 5x wing tanks + 10,849 L usable fuel in 2x fuselage tanks

Sensors

APS-80N Ocean search radar

Mounts

none

Loadout Options

SAR

Comms/Datalinks

Unknown. Assuming typical military comms

Aircraft Codes

Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles)

Comments

Take-off distance to 15 m (49 ft): 655 m (2,149 ft) 30° flap, BLC on, on land Landing distance from 15 m (49 ft): 810 m (2,657 ft) 40° flap, BLC on, on land Take-off distance: 555 m (1,821 ft) at 45,000 kg (99,208 lb) 40° flap, BLC on, on water Landing distance: 220 m (722 ft) at 36,000 kg (79,366 lb) 60° flap, BLC on, on water 1 × Ishikawajima-Harima / General Electric T58-IHI-10-M2 turbo-shaft compressed air generator driving a C-2 compressor

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Meiwa_US-1A https://simpleflying.com/shin-meiwa-stol-aircraft-story/ https://www.airvectors.net/avps1.html#m2 https://www.seaforces.org/marint/Japan-Maritime-Self-Defense-Force/AIRCRAFT/ShinMeiwa-US-1.htm

[tbrandon517]

The PS-1 exists in the and could be used as a baseline model to build US-1 abd any updated PS-1 versions. DB3K Aircraft # 3317

https://cmano-db.com/aircraft/3317/

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Added by @tbrandon517 in 507.