Roger
July 1, 2025, 8:31pm
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The Kawasaki P-1, previously P-X and XP-1, is a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. Unlike many maritime patrol aircraft, which are typically conversions of civilian designs, the P-1 is a purpose-built maritime aircraft with no civil counterpart and was designed from the onset for the role. It has the distinction of being the first operational aircraft in the world to make use of a fly-by-optics control system.
The P-1 has entered service w...
Just a neat plane, glad I was able to catch it at RIAT back in 2015. The light really made it look different. Clouds and sunshine, seas like typical RIAT weather…
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