Kawasaki P-1 | Aeronautica | Page 1

tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 1:30 PM

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The Kawasaki P-1 is an impressive multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, entirely purpose-built and manufactured in Japan. It was developed as a replacement for Japan's aging fleet of P-3 Orions, with significantly improved performance, detection and strike capabilities. It is currently operated by the JSDF, with offers to France to replace its Breguet Atlantiques, as well as Thailand and Vietnam.
The P-1 is an awfully unique aircraft thanks to its purpose-built design, with most if not all maritime patrol aircraft being conversions of civilian or military cargo aircraft. This design affords it far more room to be specialized, and contributes heavily to its very unique appearance. It also posesses greater range and a larger bomb bay compared to its competitor, the non-purpose-built P-8 Poseidon.
It shares components with the Kawasaki C-2, and also bears the unique distinction of being the first operational aircraft in the world to use a fly-by-optics system.

The Kawasaki P-1 would be an excellent addition to Aeronautica, as** in game there is not a single turbofan powered maritime patrol aircraft**. Everything present in the game is either turboprop or piston. This leaves a significant gap, that could be very well filled by the P-1, and its (more boring) counterpart, the P-8 Poseidon. MPA missions in the P-1 could be a great deal of fun, and overall would be an enjoyable plane to use.

Stats ripped directly from wikipedia
General
Crew: flight crew: 3
mission crew: 8
Length: 38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 35.4 m (116 ft 2 in)
Height: 12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)
Max takeoff weight: 79,700 kg (175,708 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × IHI Corporation F7 turbofan engines, 60 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust each
Performance
Maximum speed: 996 km/h (619 mph, 538 kn)
Cruise speed: 833 km/h (518 mph, 450 kn)
Range: 8,000 km (5,000 mi, 4,300 nmi)
Combat range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)
Service ceiling: 13,520 m (44,360 ft)
Armament
Hardpoints: 8, 2x on each wing and 2x on each wing root. Eight internal bomb bay stations with a capacity of 9,000 kg (19,842 lb) +, with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles:
AGM-84 Harpoon
ASM-1C
AGM-65 Maverick
Bombs:
mines
depth charges
Other:
MK-46
Type 97 torpedo
Type 12 torpedo
30+ pre-loaded sonobuoys, 70+ sonobuoys deployable from inside

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spare grail Oct 13, 2024, 1:35 PM

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It’s on the trello

mystic gyro Oct 13, 2024, 1:56 PM

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Baby 135

frank kite Oct 13, 2024, 1:58 PM

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This should've had an Airliner Variant.

tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 2:09 PM

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spare grail It’s on the trello

man i searched on the trello and nothing came up

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is there some secret second trello im not seeing?

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Oh my god im a moron

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i am become clueless

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poster of already suggested planes

worn garnet Oct 13, 2024, 2:24 PM

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najmi holding this hostage

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till sub hunt missions

frank kite Oct 13, 2024, 2:26 PM

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WAIT

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noooo

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It was gonna have an airliner variant 😦

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😦

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WAIT...

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Shit, all in Japanese.

tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 5:34 PM

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frank kite It was gonna have an airliner variant 😦

if only

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Japanese airliners are some of my favorites

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Spacejet looked too good for this world unfortunately

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NAMC YS-11 is just gorgeous though

tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 5:38 PM

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worn garnet najmi holding this hostage

Wahh

brittle kayak Oct 13, 2024, 5:42 PM

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worn garnet najmi holding this hostage

Not anymore

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Well kinda

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It’s still held hostage till sub hunts

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But it is in my care

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tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 5:56 PM

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brittle kayak But it is in my care

Thank you

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Do this beautiful plane justice

worldly orchid Oct 13, 2024, 6:09 PM

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looks like the McDonnell 119

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i like

tidal gust Oct 13, 2024, 6:50 PM

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also a passenger n cargo vers

thorny pawn Oct 13, 2024, 7:32 PM

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I really like this plane too i can’t explain it

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This and the S-3 make me smile

tranquil basin Oct 13, 2024, 8:05 PM

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For me its the lean build and the big windshield

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Gives it a lot more charm than most

leaden elk Oct 13, 2024, 8:19 PM

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frank kite This should've had an Airliner Variant.

Like why didn't they made that in the first place..

brittle kayak Oct 13, 2024, 8:24 PM

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leaden elk Like why didn't they made that in the first place..

Ask them

leaden elk Oct 13, 2024, 8:26 PM

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Also Kawasaki makes motorcycles, and the nyc subway

humble tangle Oct 13, 2024, 9:41 PM

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leaden elk Also Kawasaki makes motorcycles, and the nyc subway

and Junkers makes boilers

lime oxide Oct 13, 2024, 10:47 PM

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frank kite 😦

he looks so much like a E190 lol

candid tapir Oct 13, 2024, 11:17 PM

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worn garnet till sub hunt missions

Sub-hunt missions?!

humble tangle Oct 13, 2024, 11:44 PM

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worn garnet till sub hunt missions

me when "no pvp/pve"

royal lodge Oct 14, 2024, 1:12 AM

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Kawasaki? I never knew they made planes

worn garnet Oct 14, 2024, 2:10 AM

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candid tapir Sub-hunt missions?!

Yes

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That's why the P-1 is stuck

tranquil basin Oct 14, 2024, 2:14 AM

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royal lodge Kawasaki? I never knew they made planes

They make tons

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T-4, C-1, C-2, P-1

brittle kayak Oct 14, 2024, 2:17 AM

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I gotta try c-1 at some point

tranquil basin Oct 14, 2024, 2:19 AM

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tranquil basin T-4, C-1, C-2, P-1

They also make many of the components for the 787 and 777

tranquil basin Oct 14, 2024, 2:21 AM

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lime oxide he looks so much like a E190 lol

Funny enough Kawasaki apparently played a part in the design for the e170

candid tapir Oct 14, 2024, 11:52 AM

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humble tangle me when "no pvp/pve"

To be fair sub hunt is just finding it, not really combat

rigid cloud Oct 23, 2024, 2:33 PM

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brittle kayak Oct 23, 2024, 5:39 PM

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plaen

tall dust Oct 23, 2024, 5:45 PM

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this is such a silly little plane

rigid cloud Oct 23, 2024, 5:54 PM

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ye, cute plene

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i love these many antennes

tall dust Oct 23, 2024, 5:59 PM

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cutesy quad engine

jovial crow Oct 23, 2024, 6:41 PM

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tranquil basin The Kawasaki P-1 is an impressive multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, entire...

"We're all prepared to buy the farm, and that's why there's so many of us."

tranquil basin Oct 23, 2024, 6:43 PM

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tall dust cutesy quad engine

As far as planes go it’s adorable

jovial crow Oct 23, 2024, 6:46 PM

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specter squadron ace combat

little beacon Oct 23, 2024, 8:21 PM

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DC-8 if it was japanese and smaller

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DC-8-1

rigid cloud Oct 23, 2024, 9:13 PM

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i need this now!!!!! toosilly

rose tiger Oct 23, 2024, 9:38 PM

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fly need to accelerate on sub hunt

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then we talk

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even P-8 too

rose tiger Oct 23, 2024, 9:38 PM

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frank kite WAIT

literally japanese E jet

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funny thing is Kawasaki does have partnership with Embraer

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on supplying E jet parts

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trolley

cedar forge Oct 23, 2024, 11:52 PM

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humble tangle and Junkers makes boilers

And Yamaha made motorcycles, guitars, pianos, electronic keyboards, boat engines & a literal musical siren

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... that uses a lot of air raid sirens with different number of openings to make the sound of each note

Yamaha makes anything that makes noise atp

frank kite Oct 23, 2024, 11:57 PM

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rose tiger literally japanese E jet

Real

tranquil basin Oct 23, 2024, 11:59 PM

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Yeah actually we have subs now, sub hunting jobs are only a natural progression, git er done dev team

brittle kayak Oct 24, 2024, 4:14 AM

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Super relevant to the conversation

leaden elk Oct 24, 2024, 4:15 AM

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humble tangle and Junkers makes boilers

Saab makes cars

leaden elk Oct 24, 2024, 4:15 AM

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leaden elk Saab makes cars

(everyone knows that right?)

brittle kayak Oct 24, 2024, 4:18 AM

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bro

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You just said that

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and then deleted it????

leaden elk Oct 24, 2024, 4:30 AM

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Yeah

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I supposed to reply that

misty chasm Oct 24, 2024, 11:37 AM

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Didnt know about this plane but now i love this little plane so damn cute

spare grail Oct 24, 2024, 11:41 AM

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cedar forge And Yamaha made motorcycles, guitars, pianos, electronic keyboards, boat engines...

Don’t forget about boat engines!

cedar forge Oct 24, 2024, 3:34 PM

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spare grail Don’t forget about boat engines!

Oh yeah that

tranquil basin Oct 24, 2024, 8:06 PM

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misty chasm Didnt know about this plane but now i love this little plane so damn cute

The funny thing is it looks so tiny but its actually huge

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Its considerably bigger than the p-8

misty chasm Oct 24, 2024, 8:10 PM

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Reminds me of the dc-8

brittle kayak Oct 24, 2024, 8:18 PM

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The window size difference is crazy

misty chasm Oct 24, 2024, 8:20 PM

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Yeah

misty chasm Oct 24, 2024, 8:21 PM

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brittle kayak The window size difference is crazy

A photo from the cockpit

frank kite Oct 25, 2024, 1:07 AM

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Tbh

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This should've had a Military Transport version for the funny

tranquil basin Oct 25, 2024, 2:21 PM

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frank kite This should've had a Military Transport version for the funny

Kawasaki C-2

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Same outer wing, cockpit, and a bunch of other shared components

frank kite Oct 25, 2024, 2:30 PM

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tranquil basin Kawasaki C-2

Non high-wing

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4 engines instead of 2

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Keeping the original design

brittle kayak Oct 25, 2024, 5:34 PM

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frank kite 4 engines instead of 2

Pointless for a switch to cargo

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4 engines is beneficial on long flights over the ocean

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Their cargo planes are mostly domestic and don’t need the extra 2 engines

frank kite Oct 25, 2024, 5:36 PM

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Fair

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Nvm then

#Kawasaki P-1