Kawasaki C-1 STOL Military Transport Family
The Kawasaki C-1 is Japan's postwar twin-engine tactical transport family, developed for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force around short-field performance and domestic aircraft-design capability. Its high-lift wing and rear-loading transport layout supported routine military airlift and later research derivatives, while the type became Japan's first domestically developed transport jet and a technical bridge to the C-2 and other modern Kawasaki programs.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Kawasaki C-1XC-1C-1 Transport AircraftKawasaki C-1 FTB
- Family Name
- Kawasaki C-1
- Full Name
- Kawasaki C-1 STOL Military Transport Family
- Roles
- cargomilitaryutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 5
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 39,000
- Operating Modes
- land
- Passenger Capacity
- 60
- Range Km
- 1,700
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Kawasaki C-1 is Japan's postwar twin-engine tactical transport family, developed for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force around short-field performance and domestic aircraft-design capability. Its high-lift wing and rear-loading transport layout supported routine military airlift and later research derivatives, while the type became Japan's first domestically developed transport jet and a technical bridge to the C-2 and other modern Kawasaki programs.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 9.99
- Length M
- 29
- Wingspan M
- 30.6
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Sourced C-1 fit JT8D-9; canonical propulsion node identityLevel=family, exact variant remains Propulsion precision work.
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney JT8D installation
- Notes
- Kawasaki C-1 sources identify the JT8D-9 fit; the canonical node is intentionally family-level and does not invent an exact variant record.
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 21:19:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:49:19 UTC