Shin Meiwa PS-1 / US-1 (SS-2)
Maritime Patrol / SAR Flying Boat
The Shin Meiwa PS-1 / US-1 is a four-engine maritime-patrol aircraft and search- and rescue (SAR) flying boat produced by the Japanese manufacturer Shin Meiwa Industry Company Limited, today ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd., operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The company's designation is SS-2 (PS-1) and SS-2A (US-1). While the PS-1 flying boat was designed for the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role, the US-1 amphibious aircraft was developed as a search- and rescue aircraft.
| Propulsion | 4 Turboprop Engines |
| Engine Model | Ishikawajima Harima / General Electric T64-IHI-10J |
| Engine Power (each) | 2602 kW | 3489 shp |
| Speed | 511 km/h | 276 kts
318 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 7.195 m | 23.606 ft |
| Range | 3.817 km | 2.061 NM
2.372 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 25.500 kg | 56.218 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 45.000 kg | 99.208 lbs |
| Wing Span | 33,15 m | 108 ft 9 in |
| Wing Area | 136,0 m² | 1464 ft² |
| Length | 33,46 m | 109 ft 9 in |
| Height | 9,95 m | 32 ft 8 in |
| First Flight | 05.10.1967 |
| Production Status | out of production |
| Total Production | ca. 40 |
| ICAO Code | US1 |
| Data for (Version) | Shin Meiwa / ShinMaywa US-1A |
| Variants | SS-2 (PS-1), SS-2A (US-1), US-1A, US-1A kai / US-2 |
