US-2 Kyuunan Hikou Teikai Hatsu Monogatari (Big Comics Special)

[Machine Translation] First time in Japan. Comic about the development of ultra-high-performance aircraft! US-2" is a state-of-the-art rescue amphibian operated by the Maritime Self-Defense Force. The US-2 is a state-of-the-art rescue amphibian operated by the Maritime Self-Defense Force. The US-2 is the only aircraft in the world capable of landing on the open sea in waves up to 3 meters high, and it reliably carries out missions under the most severe conditions, such as searching and rescuing people in distress and transporting people living on remote islands in the ocean that surrounds Japan on all four sides. However, even the ultra-high-spec aircraft that saved many lives and made Japan proud of its world-class performance had to endure a series of hardships until its completion. ...... The story of the men who risked everything to develop an amphibian begins!

本邦初公開。超高性能航空機開発コミック! 「US-2」。海上自衛隊が運用する最新鋭救難飛行艇である。世界で唯一、波高3mの外洋に着水可能なUS-2は、日本の四面を囲む大海原で遭難者の捜索や救助、離島住民の輸送など、過酷な状況下で確実に任務を遂行する。しかし、多くの人命を救い日本が世界に誇る超ハイスペック航空機も、その完成までは苦難の連続だった……。飛行艇開発に全てを賭けた男たちの物語、開幕!!