The Fuji LM-1 Nikko is a Japanese light communications aircraft of the 1950s.
== Development == Fuji Heavy Industries built 176 Beech T-34 Mentor two-seat training aircraft under licence in the early 1950s. Fuji then redesigned the basic Mentor as a four-seat communications aircraft under the designation LM-1. A new lengthened centre fuselage was added to the Mentor's wing, undercarriage, and tail assembly. 27 LM-1s were produced during 1955–1956.
== Operational history == The LM-1s were delivered to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and were used for communications and general duties. After withdrawal from operation, several LM-1s were sold on the U.S. civil market and are flown by civil pilots as "warbirds".
== Variants == LM-1 four-seat communications aircraft with 225 h.p. (168 kW) Continental engine (27 built) LM-2 higher-powered version with 340 h.p. (254 kW) Lycoming engine (2 built) RTAF-2 a variant developed in Thailand by Thai Aviation Industry. LM-11 Supernikko A proposed more powerful version of the LM-1 powered by a 240 hp (180 kW) Lycoming GSO-480-B1A6 engine; became the LM-2.
== Specifications (LM-1) == Data from Green, 1956, p. 86General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 25 ft 11 in (7.90 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 9 in (9.98 m) Height: 9 ft 7 in (3.63 m) Wing area: 177.6 sq ft (16.50 m2) Empty weight: 2,234 lb (1,013 kg) Gross weight: 3,375 lb (1,531 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470 6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled , 225 hp (168 kW) Performance
Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn) Cruise speed: 157 mph (253 km/h, 136 kn) Service ceiling: 17,388 ft (5,300 m)
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