Blue Impulse: Scenery of Tsuiki Air Show in Japan 2010
JASDF Blue Impulse: Scenery of Tsuiki Air Show in Japan 2010 | Trainer-aircraft T-4
Photo Location: Tsuiki AirBase, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
date: Nov 14, 2010
photographer: Junichi Kawamoto
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Blue Impulse, or 11 Squadron, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Originally founded in 1960 as a team of six F-86 Sabres, the team switched to the Mitsubishi T-2 in 1980 and then to the Kawasaki T-4 in 1995.
The Kawasaki T-4 is a subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It is currently used by the JASDF's Blue Impulse aerobatic team. The first XT-4 prototype flew on July 29, 1985. The first production aircraft was delivered in 1988.