Development of Ｃ-2 Transport is Completed and Deployment Started
March 30, 2017
Edited from various sources
Ministry of Defense
Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) started the deployment of new and indigenous C-2 military transport on March 30. The first three aircraft started the deployment and JASDF will deploy a total of 10 C-2s by 2020 at Miho Base, Tottori, facing the Sea of Japan and closer to the Korean peninsula.
Three aircraft will start operational test until September 2018, while they will be put into real operations partially to replace aging C-1 transports.
Compared with C-1, C-2 is bigger by 1.5 times in size and range and will prove its capability for defense of Japan’s far reaching islands as well as international peace keeping operations.
C-2 is produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and share components with P-1 maritime patrol jet already in service by Japanese navy.
---Specification of C-2
Length: 44 meters
Width: 44 m
Power plant: CF6-80C2K1F 22,680kg（50,000lb） × 2
Cargo space : L15.7×W4×H4m
Empty weight : 60.8t
Cargo capacity : 32t（2.5G）、36t（2.25G）
Maximum takeoff weight: 141t
Max speed: Mach 0.82（917 km/h）
Ceiling limit: 40,000 ft （12,200 m）
Minimum take-off length: 500 m
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