Japan Testing Amphibian Rescuer

Credit: K. OKUMURA
ShinMaywa Industry expects to deliver the first prototype of its replacement for Japan's US-1A search-and-rescue amphibian to the Japanese navy's 51st Air Wing flight-test unit by next month. The US-1A Kai (modified) prototype rolled off ShinMaywa's Konan plant's assembly line on Osaka Bay in Kobe...

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