NAMC YS-11 Twin-Turboprop Transport Aircraft Family
The NAMC YS-11 was Japan's first postwar indigenous airliner and a durable twin-turboprop transport for regional passenger, cargo, and government service. First flown in 1962, the design used a pressurized cabin and Rolls-Royce Dart engines, entered airline service in 1965, and served civil and Japanese government operators across East Asia and beyond before its broad retirement from scheduled service.
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Identity
- Aliases
- YS-11YS11Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing YS-11YS-11-100YS-11-200YS-11-300YS-11-500YS-11-600YS-11-700
- Family Name
- NAMC YS-11
- Full Name
- NAMC YS-11 Twin-Turboprop Transport Aircraft Family
- Roles
- airlinercargomilitaryutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The NAMC YS-11 was Japan's first postwar indigenous airliner and a durable twin-turboprop transport for regional passenger, cargo, and government service. First flown in 1962, the design used a pressurized cabin and Rolls-Royce Dart engines, entered airline service in 1965, and served civil and Japanese government operators across East Asia and beyond before its broad retirement from scheduled service.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:01:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:01:53 UTC