four-engine aircraft from the USSR
Wikipedia
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Sukhoi T-4 - Wikipedia
February 3, 2025 - The Sukhoi design, with its high cruise speed of 3,200 km/h (2,000 mph) was favored over the designs submitted by Yakovlev and Tupolev and after a preliminary design review in June 1964, the building of a prototype was authorized. Development of the T-4 required massive research efforts to ...
Aero Corner
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Kawasaki T-4 - History, Technical Data & Photos - Aero Corner
Two Ishikawajima-Harima F3-IHI-30 two-shaft axial-flow turbofan engines power the T-4. Each engine provides a maximum thrust of 3,670 lbf. The T-4 has a maximum speed of 560 knots at sea level and stall speed of 90 knots.
Videos
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Kawasaki T-4: Japanese Subsonic Intermediate Jet Trainer
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Sukhoi T-4: Faster Than a Fighter, Deadlier Than a Missile - YouTube
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The True Story of Soviet Valkyrie Sukhoi T-4 Sotka - YouTube
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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T-4 Intermediate Trainer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Its realized outstanding flying qualities and agility at speeds up to transonic range and enabled elementary-level trainees to transition smoothly to advanced-level fighter training courses. Furthermore, the weight of the aircraft has been reduced by using a carbon composite material for the vertical tail, ailerons, rudders, etc.
Wikipedia
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Kawasaki T-4 - Wikipedia
September 28, 2025 - Reportedly, test pilots of the Air Proving Wing who flew the XT-4 observed the type to have greater subsonic manoeuvrability than the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, an agile aerial supremacy fighter. Speaking in the months before the XT-4's maiden flight, Kawaski publicly claimed that the aircraft possessed the highest performance of any subsonic trainer aircraft then available.
Military Factory
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Kawasaki T-4 Subsonic Intermediate Jet Trainer Aircraft
These are aspirated through rounded-rectangle intakes seated to either side of the cockpit and exhaust through ports at the rear-underside of the aircraft. Performance specs include a maximum speed of 645 miles per hour and a range out to 1,035 miles. Kawasaki markets the T-4 under the strengths ...
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Kawasaki T-4 - Specifications - Technical Data / Description
The Kawasaki T-4 is a twin-engined two-seat jet trainer aircraft produced by the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
War Thunder
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Kawasaki XT-4, Potent with Potential - Aircraft - War Thunder — official forum
September 26, 2024 - poll Specifications Length - 13 Meters Wingspan - 9.94 Meters Height - 4.6 Meters Wing Area - 21 Square Meters Empty Weight - 3,840 kg Takeoff Weight, Clean - 5,730 kg Maximum Takeoff Weight - 7,500 kg Maximum Level Speed - Mach 0.9 Range at ...
MiGFlug.com
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Sukhoi T-4 - The Russian Valkyrie | MiGFlug.com Blog
August 29, 2014 - As mentioned its name was Sukhoi T-4, however a lot of names for it has been used, such as Aircraft 100, Project 100 and Sotka. After Sukhoi had won the aircraft contest held by the Soviet leaders because of the high speed (3200 km/h) of their ...
Forecast International
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Kawasaki T-4 - Archived 2/2005
improved version of the T-4, whether a new-production · aircraft or a modified existing T-4.
AirVectors
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Sukhoi T-4 & Tupolev Tu-160
The T-4 performed nine more test flights, reaching Mach 1.28 on the second to last. There were various bugs that needed fixing, but otherwise the aircraft clearly seemed to meet performance spec; handling was very good, all the way from taxiing to high-speed flight.
Reddit
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r/Warthunder on Reddit: Idea for Unique Japanese support jet - the Kawasaki T-4
April 14, 2017 - It had an emphasis on mobilty and flight stability, capable of mach 0.9 (1111km/hr - well within WT`s current top speeds), and had three hardpoints with capacity to carry gunpods, dummy bombs, and rockets (as well as missiles, however in the ...
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Hangar 47
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Kawasaki T-4 | Hangar 47
April 5, 2017 - Crew: 2 Wingspan: 9.5 meters Length: 13 meters Height: 4.8 meters Gross weight: 5,640 kg Powerplant: F3-IHI-30 Thrust: 1.870 kg x 2 Range: 800 miles Maximum speed: 560 kt (in level flight at sea level) Fixed armament: None
Reddit
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r/Warthunder on Reddit: Kawasaki T-4
January 5, 2024 -
With the leaked Alpha Jet coming to the game and the already added AMX Japan really deserves a similar plane to pretty much every other nation that has such a CAS airplane, Loadouts are sadly a bit of a bummer, having 5 hard-points (4 under wing, 1 under the fuselage) it can only carry Aim-9’s, Dumb/R** Bombs and gunpods, so sadly no guided munitions which Japan sadly lacks, however the hard-points are able to carry these munitions so I’d say to finally cut Japan some slack with its lacking CAS options besides the F-16AJ pls give them some 500lbs guided bombs with a laser pod mounted on the belly like other NATO CAS planes so that Japan actually has something.
Yes it would be ‘historically inaccurate’ but how long are we gonna keep lobbing that argument at everyone who just wants the nations to be balanced out, and with for example the Yak-141 getting missiles it never carried why can’t the T-4 get the same treatment.
Reddit
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r/Warthunder on Reddit: Gaijin Please: Kawasaki T4
May 28, 2020 -
The Kawasaki T4 is a subsonic jet training plane built for the JASDF. According to the Kawasaki website and Wikipedia; Length: 13.0M Wingspan: 9.9m Height: 4.6m Maximum Speed: 1,038 km/h Stall speed: 167 km/h Rate of Climb: 51 m/s It has 5 hard points (4 on the wing and 1 under the fuselage) It was able to carry multiple AAMs (not entirely sure which ones but i’ll edit this post once I find out), bombs, and a gun pod (again i’m not entirely sure which but i’ll edit) It had two F3-IHI-30 Turbofans that were able to generate 3,680 LBF each
I think this fits in with the Japanese air tech tree at around 9.3-9.7 please tell me your opinion of where it should be but i think it should come after the Ki-83 in rank V. This plane is a great addition to the tech tree and I would love to see it. Sources: T4 Wikipedia
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The T-4 could not carry any armament and sadly never did. The developers of the T-4 investigated the option of carrying the following loadouts: 2x Mk.82 (500 lbs) 2x M117 (750 lbs) 2x CBU-87 2x AAM-3 However, as there was no need for a subsonic ground attacker, the project was abandoned. AAM-3 missiles were meant as a replacement for Aim-9L. The AAM-3 provided better manoeuvrability as well as better track rate and greater off-boresight capabilities than the 9L. In testing, it was comparable to ASRAAM. The AAM-3 missiles were used primarily on F-4EJ and F-15J. A gun pod mounted on centerline pylon was also developed and tested on XT-4, but never actually adopted. Conflicting sources on the gun used in the pod, with some saying it was a 12.7mm and others stating single or even dual 7.62mm. Sadly, this cute little plane would be a terrible addition to the game. It would be another A7D but at much lower br. And please, for the love of everything, don't use Wikipedia as your only source...
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smaller nations can use the trainer jets to fill up the gaps.
Nihonkoku Shoukan Wiki
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Kawasaki T-4 Trainer Jet Aircraft | Nihonkoku Shoukan Wiki
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Fly a jet fighter
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Sukhoi T-4 Sotka: the Soviet aircraft that aimed to reach Mach 3
October 10, 2025 - The objective was clear: an aircraft flying at over 3,000 km/h, capable of reaching distant targets and penetrating enemy defenses at very high altitudes. The constraints of speed, thermal resistance, and range required a new architecture and ...
The Aviation Geek Club
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The Sukhoi T-4, the Soviet Mach 3 Strategic Bomber that never was
March 14, 2025 - Nevertheless, it promised a maximum speed of 3,000km/h (1,864mph) and a range of 6,200km (3,853 miles). The T-4 by now enjoyed widespread support, despite Pavel Sukhoi’s tetchy relationship with the Tushino fabrication facility where the giant ...
Infinite Flight
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Kawasaki T-4 - Features - Infinite Flight Community
August 28, 2020 - The Kawasaki T-4 is a Japanese subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by the commercial conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its sole operator is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, in …