Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond
The Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond was Japan’s first successful business jet and the last aircraft designed by Mitsubishi before the programme passed to Beech. Beechcraft developed it into the Beechjet 400, a type that became far more numerous than the original Japanese-built Diamond. The compact jet combined a swept wing, T-tail, and high cruise speed with a cabin sized for typical light-jet missions. Spotting an original MU-300 rather than a later Beechjet is therefore unusually rare.
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Spotting an original MU-300 is rare — most surviving examples were later built in the US as the near-identical Beechjet 400.
Specifications
| Length | 14 m (46 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 13.3 m (44 ft) |
| Height | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 9 |
| Persons on board | 10 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 7.3 t |
| Range | 1,700 NM (3,148 km) |
| Maximum speed | 449 kt (832 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 91 kt (169 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 27,000 ft (8,230 m) |
| Rate of climb | 3,000 ft/min (15.2 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 1,201 m (3,940 ft) |
| Landing distance | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 2,770 l |
| Engines | 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Units built | 92 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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