F-2
F-2A
Type	Multirole fighter
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Lockheed Martin
Maiden flight	1995-10-07
Introduced	2000
Primary user	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Number built	94[1]
Unit cost	US$108 million in 2004
Developed from	F-16 Fighting Falcon

The F-2 is a Japanese-American fighter aircraft manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the USA. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace General Electric (Engine), Kawasaki, Honeywell, Raytheon, NEC, and Kokusai Electric are among the other larger participants to varying degrees. ( is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato Tokyo. Honeywell ( is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products engineering services and aerospace systems Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems is a Japanese multinational IT company headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan. Lockheed Martin supplies the aft fuselage,wing leading-edge flaps, stores management system, a large portion of wing boxes and other components. The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped" is an Aircraft 's main body section that holds crew and passengers or Cargo ^[2] Final assembly is done in Japan, by MHI at its Komaki-South facility in Nagoya. is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Production started in 1996 and the first aircraft entered service in 2000. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) By 2008, the first 76 aircraft are expected to be in service, with a total of 94 airframes under contract. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1]

Contents 1 Development 2 Design 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications (F-2A) 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Development

Work started in 1980s under the FS-X program, and began in earnest with a memorandum of understanding between Japan and the United States. The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace It would lead to a new fighter based on the General Dynamics (post 1993, Lockheed Martin) F-16 Fighting Falcon, and in particular the F-16 Agile Falcon proposal. General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas. The F-16 Agile Falcon was an engineering concept developed by General Dynamics in the 1980s Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries co-developed and co-produce the aircraft, the company is a major subcontractor to Mitsubishi, some of the early developmental work was actually under General Dynamics, who sold its aircraft division to LM in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) It is essentially an execution of the F-16 Agile Falcon proposal- a late 1980s plan for an enlarged F-16 which was passed over in the U. S. in favor of an all-new fighter program (Joint Strike Fighter). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The F-2 used the wing design of the F-16 Agile Falcon, but much of the electronics were further updated to 1990s standards. The overall concept of the enlarged F-16 by General Dynamics was intended as a cheap counter to the then emerging threat of Su-27/MiG-29. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

In October 1987, Japan selected the F-16 as the basis of its new secondary fighter, to replace the aging Mitsubishi F-1 and supplement its main air superiorty fighter, the F-15J as well as the F-4EJ. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Meanwhile also during the 1980s, General Dynamics (who developed the F-16) had proposed its F-16 Agile Falcon to the USAF. While the US would pass over the design concept in favor of all-new types (F-22/JSF) and upgrades to its existing fleet, the enlarged F-16 would find a home in Japan.

The F-2 program was controversial, because the unit cost, which includes development costs, is roughly four times that of a Block 50/52 F-16, which does not include development costs. Inclusion of development costs distorts the incremental unit cost (this happens with most modern military aircraft), though even at the planned procurement levels, the price per aircraft was somewhat high. The initial plan of 141 F-2s would have reduced the unit cost by up to 10 million dollars per unit, not including reduced cost from mass production. As of 2008, 94 aircraft were planned. ^[1] Also controversial is the amounts claimed to be paid to American side as various licensing fees, although making use of the pre-existing technology was much cheaper than trying to develop it from scratch.

The Japanese may eventually make up to 94, at a cost of roughly 110 million US Dollars each in 2004 dollars. Ironically, the cost per unit of what is essentially an updated F-16 is just 20 million dollars less than the cost of the most sophisticated fighter in existence, the F-22 Raptor. Much of the F-16 technology used in the F-2 was the subject of some political debate in the U. S. and Japan in the early 1990s. The technology transfers were authorized however, and the project proceeded.

The F-2's maiden flight was on October 7, 1995. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Later that year, the Japanese government approved an order for 141 (but that was soon cut to 130), to enter service by 1999; structural problems resulted in service entry being delayed until 2000. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Because of issues with cost-efficiency, orders for the aircraft were severely curtailed to 98 in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

On October 31, 2007 a F-2B fighter jet crashed and exploded in flames during takeoff at Nagoya Airfield in central Japan. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. is an Airport which lies within the local government areas of Toyoyama, Komaki, Kasugai and Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, The jet was being taken up on a test flight before being delivered to the Japanese airforce. Both test pilots survived the incident with only minor injuries. ^[3]

Design

Some differences in the F-2 from the F-16A:

• a 25% larger wing area
• composite materials used to reduce overall weight and radar signature
• longer and wider nose to accommodate a phased-array radar
• larger tailplane
• larger air intake
• three-piece cockpit canopy
• capabilities for four ASM-1 or ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, four AAMs, and additional fuel tanks

Also, the F-2 is equipped with a drogue parachute, like the NATO version of the F-16. The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile (80式空対艦誘導弾 ASM-1) is the first non- suicide Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan. The Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile (93式空対艦誘導弾 ASM-2) is an Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan. A drogue parachute is a Parachute designed to be deployed from a rapidly moving object The North Atlantic Treaty

Variants

• XF-2A : Single-seat prototypes.
• XF-2B : Two-seat prototypes.
• F-2A : Single-seat fighter version.
• F-2B : Two-seat training version.

Operators

 Japan

• Japan Air Self Defence Force

Specifications (F-2A)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 15. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace 52 m (50 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 11. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 13 m (36 ft 6 in)
• Height: 4. 69 m (15 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 34. 84 m² (375 ft²)
• Empty weight: 9,527 kg (21,000 lb)
• Loaded weight: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 22,100 kg (48,700 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan, 76 kN military thrust, 131 kN with afterburner (17,000 lbf military thrust 29,500 lbf with afterburner)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is headquartered in Evendale Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turbofan is a type of Jet engine, similar to a Turbojet. It essentially consists of a Ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such 0 at altitude
• Range: 834 km on anti-ship mission (520 miles)
• Service ceiling 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
• Wing loading: 430 kg/m² at weight of 15,000 kg (88 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0. The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude. In Aerodynamics, wing loading is the loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing Thrust-to-weight ratio is as its name suggests the ratio of instantaneous Thrust to Weight (where weight means weight at the Earth ’s surface 89

Armament

• 20 mm JM61A1 cannon, plus maximum weapon load of 8085 kg:
• AAMs: AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7 Sparrow, Mitsubishi AAM-3
• air-to-ground weapons include: ASM-1 and ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, various free-fall bombs with CGS-1 IIR seeker heads

Avionics

• Mitsubishi Active Electronically Scanned Array radar system. The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range Air-to-air missile carried by Fighter aircraft and recently certain gunship helicopters The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range Semi-active radar homing Air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy The Mitsubishi AAM-3 (Type 90 air-to-air missile ja 90式空対空誘導弾 is a short-range Air-to-air missile developed in Japan. Type 80 Air-to-Ship Missile (80式空対艦誘導弾 ASM-1) is the first non- suicide Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan. The Type 93 Air-to-Ship Missile (93式空対艦誘導弾 ASM-2) is an Air-to-ship missile developed in Japan. ( is a Japanese company based in the Tokyo Building in Tokyo, manufactures electric and architectural equipment as well as a major worldwide producer of An Electronically Scanned Array (AESA also known as active Phased array Radar is a type of Radar whose Transmitter and Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships

See also

• Comparison of 2000s fighter aircraft
  

Related development

• F-16 Fighting Falcon
• AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
• T-50 Golden Eagle
  

Comparable aircraft

• Chengdu J-10
• Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000
• HAL Tejas
• MiG-29 'Fulcrum'
  

References

• http://www.mod.go.jp/jasdf/en/formation/index.html (accessed on February 9, 2007)
• http://www.mod.go.jp/jasdf/equipment/index.html (accessed on February 9, 2007)

External links

• F-2 at Globalsecurity.org
• F-2 at Airforce Technology
• F-2 at Lockheed Martin
• Martin Press Release April 8, 2008
• JASDF Official F-2 webpage

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