| Manufacturer |
NAMC |
Fairchild |
| Description |
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. |
The Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were twin-engine piston-powered gunships developed by the United States during the Vietnam War. |
| ICAO Code |
YS11 |
|
| First Flight |
1962-08-30 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1965-03-30 |
1968-11-01 |
| Production End |
1974-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1971-01-01 |
| Designer |
NAMC |
Fairchild |
| Type |
Turboprop airliner |
Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship |
| Length (m) |
26.3 |
26.2128 |
| Height (m) |
8.98 |
7.9248 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
6 |
| Max Seating |
64 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
333.3597 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
469 |
240.7598 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
140 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6982 |
7101.84 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.2 |
|
| Armament |
|
4× GAU-2/A 7.62 mm (0.30 in) miniguns, 1,500 rounds/gun; 2× M61 Vulcan 20 mm (0.787 in) 6-barreled Gatling cannon (AC-119K variant only); 60× Mk 24 flares in a LAU-74/A flare launcher |
| Capacity Description |
64 passengers / 6604 kg |
|
| National Origin |
Japan |
|
| Number Built |
182 |
52 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Dart Mk.542-10K turboprop engines, 2250 kW (3017 hp) each |
2 × Wright R-3350-85 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1864 kW (2500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Air Force, Republic of Vietnam Air Force |
| Status |
Three in service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (as of 30 June 2024) |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMC_YS-11 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_AC-119 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
32 |
33.2232 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
94.83 |
130.0643 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
10.8 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |