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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Japanese patrol bomber goes aloft for the first time

Kawasaki's XP-1 maritime patrol aircraft, a four-engine jet first unveiled as the P-X, completed an hour-long first flight on Sept. 28 from the Gifu military airbase in Japan.

Manned by a crew of 3, the XP-1 is 124 feet long, has a wingspan of 114 feet and is 39 feet high. With a maximum speed of 500 knots it range is 4320 nautical miles.

The XP-1 has a bomb bay for carrying anti-submarine weapons, as well as eight pylons to carry ASM or bombs. It can be armed with ASM, torpedoes or bombs.

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