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Kawasaki C-2. (aceebee / Wiki Common)
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The Kawasaki C-2 (previously known as XC-2 and C-X) is a mid-size, twin-turbofan engine, long range, high speed military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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Kawasaki C2 - RIAT 2018. (Wiki Common)
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The C-2 transport plane, which succeeded the C-1, is used for military operations, and domestic and international air transport in disaster relief, as well as for international cooperation and emergency assistance situations.
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Kawasaki C-2. (Ronnie Macdonald / Wiki Common)
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The C-2 is domestically-developed and manufactured, and employs various new aircraft systems, and its deployment by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) began in March 2017.
Packed with the most advanced technologies, the C-2 flies faster and achieves greater range than the C-1 and other transport planes owned by the JASDF.
With a cargo hold larger than those of the others, it can accommodate heavier loads, thereby fulfilling a wide range of missions, such as international cooperative operations.
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Kawasaki C-2. (Gifu119V3)
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The C-2 has been developed alongside another Kawasaki product - the "P-X" for the Japanese navy - to help better manage program costs and development phases. This aircraft is intended as a maritime patrol platform for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and was introduced in 2013 while seeing at least thirteen airframes built to date (2014).
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Kawasaki C-2. (Ronnie Macdonald / Wiki Common)
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The C-2 has been designed to take-off and land on unprepared airstrips or short runways such as grass, snow and mud. The 43.9 m-long, 44.4 m-wide and 14.2 m-high C-2 features a high wing monoplane design.
The aircraft has a glassed-in nose, a pressurised flight deck, cargo hold and a rear loading ramp, which can open in-flight.
The aircraft has a glassed-in nose, a pressurised flight deck, cargo hold and a rear loading ramp, which can open in-flight.
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Kawasaki C-2. (Ronnie Macdonald / Wiki Common)
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The C-2 features a cockpit panel and windows, a horizontal stabiliser, an auxiliary power unit, and an anti-collision light and gear control unit.
The tricycle-type landing gear includes low-pressure tyres and disc brakes. The aircraft can carry 20 A-22 containers or eight 463L pallets in its cargo compartment.
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Kawasaki C-2. (Hunini / Wiki Common)
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The C-2 is powered by a pair of General Electric CF6-80C2K turbofan engines. While sharing fuselage components with the Kawasaki P-1, the fuselage of the C-2's is substantially larger to accommodate a vast internal cargo deck, which is furnished with an automated loading/unloading system to reduce workloads on personnel and ground equipment.
The forward fuselage and horizontal stabilizer is made of an internally-designed composite material, KMS6115. A tactical flight management system and head-up display is installed to reduce the challenges involved in flying at low altitudes or close to mountainous terrain.
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Kawasaki C-2 operated by 403 Hikotai, Japanese Air Self Defence Force, based at Miho. Seen arriving at Komatsu Air Base Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. 14 March 2019. (Alan Wilson / Wiki Common)
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The C-2 is the largest plane ever developed by a Japanese aircraft firm.
The C-2 is equipped with a full glass cockpit, fly-by-wire flight controls, a high-precision navigation system, and self protection systems.
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Kawasaki C-2. (via dambiev.livejournal.com)
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The avionics suite installed in the C-2 includes tactical flight management system, in-flight refuelling facility and night vision system. The aircraft is also equipped with an automatic loading and unloading system for handling cargo.
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Kawasaki C-2. (Alan Wilson / Wiki Common)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (2 pilots, 1 loadmaster)
- Capacity: 32 t limited to +2.5g ; 36 t limited to +2.25g ; maximum payload 37.6 t
- Length: 43.9 m (144 ft)
- Wingspan: 44.4 m (145 ft 8 in)
- Height: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
- Empty weight: 60,800 kg (134,041 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 141,400 kg (311,734 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CF6-80C2K1F turbofan engines, 265.7 kN (59,740 lbf) thrust each
- Maximum speed: 920 km/h (570 mph, 500 kn)
- Cruise speed: 890 km/h (550 mph, 480 kn) / M0.8
- Range: 7,600 km with 20 t payload, 5,700 km with 30 t payload, 4,500 km with 36 t payload
- Ferry range: 9,800 km (6,100 mi, 5,300 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,200 m (40,000 ft)
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