Subsonic [[jet]] trainer in use by the [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]]. It seats a crew of two in tandem, has shallowly-swept wings with small mid-span sawtooth leading edges, "tricycle landing gear":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricycle_gear, and is powered by two turbofans exhausting under the all-moving tailplanes. It bears a resemblance to the Franco-German "Alpha Jet":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Breguet_Dornier_Alpha_Jet, but its widely spaced engines give it a beefier appearance. Two underwing hardpoints enable it to carry bombs, rockets, and a special air-sampling pod developed by Kawasaki.

h4. External links

* Wikipedia: "Kawasaki T-4":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_T-4
* Airliners.net: "Kawasaki T-4 images":http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=Kawasaki%20T-4
* Youtube: "T-4 in action with the JASDF Blue Impulse aerobatic team":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_fJJ9BvPVM&feature=related
kawasaki t-4