19-5173 Blue Impulse T-2 on display at Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum. Japans first independently developed supersonic jet training aircraft was powered by two 32.5 kN Ishikawajima-Harima TF40-IHI-801A turbofans. The prototype first flew on July 20, 1971 from Nagoya Airfield, and 96 of the type were produced till 1988. Blue Impulse replaced its F-86F with the T-2 in 1982 and it remained the mount of the aerobatic team till 1995. (mehr von 19-5173)