The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi (

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: 三菱ふそう・エアロミディ) is a step-entrance,

low entry A low-floor bus is a bus or trolleybus that has no steps between the ground and the floor of the bus at one or more entrances, and low floor for part or all of the passenger cabin. A bus with a partial low floor may also be referred to as a low- ...

and

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produced by the

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manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso. It is primarily available as

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es and sightseeing buses ranged from lengths of 7.0m to 10.1m. The range can be built as either a complete bus or a

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. The Mitsubishi Fuso MK Series was built between 1974 and 1988. The Aero Midi appeared in 1988 after the replacement for the MK Series. The Aero Midi ceased production in 2007 and replaced by the Aero Midi-S in 2008. After the Aero Midi-S ceased production in 2010, production of the Aero Midi

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recommenced in the following year. The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi is the

and smaller version of the

Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star ( kana:三菱ふそう・エアロスター) is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso. The range was available as either a public bus or a coach. Its principal compe ...

MK Series (1974-1988)

*MK103H (1974) *MK115 (1976) *K-MK116 (1979) *P-MK116/516 (1984) File:MK115H-Gumma-Bus.jpg, MK MK115H File:K-MK116H-Kanachu-Ha13.jpg, MK K-MK116H File:P-MK116J-Izuhakone-Sea-otter-Bus.jpg, MK P-MK116J

Aero Midi (First generation, 1988-1993)

*P-MK117/126/517 (1988) *P-MM117/517 (1988) *P-MJ117/527 (1988) *U-MK117/517 (1990) *U-MJ517/527 (1990) *U-MM117/517 (1990) File:MEKK831 070128.JPG, Aero Midi P-MM117J File:434-1904-JR-Kyushu-U-MM517J.jpg, Aero Midi U-MM517J File:MiyagoKotsu P-MJ527F No.18.jpg, Aero Midi P-MJ527F File:Tamshui Bus FJ-985 20060422.jpg, Fuso MK117JL

with 6D16 engine in

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. File:KMB MK117 211.JPG, Fuso MK117J in

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operated by

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Aero Midi (Second generation, 1993-2007, 2011-present)

*U-MK117/218/517/525/527/595/618 (1993) *U-MJ217/628 (1993) *KC-MK219/619 (1995) **KC-MK219J (One-step bus, 1998) *KC-MJ218/629 (1995) *KK-MK23/25/26/27 (1999) *KK-MJ23/26 (1999) *KK-ME17 (2002) *PA-MK17/25/27 (2005) *PA-MJ26 (2005) *PA-ME17 (2005) *SKG-MK27 (2011) *TKG-MK27 (2012) File:KMB MK217 14S.jpg, MK217J in

operated by

File:YokohamaCityBus 7-2562.jpg, Aero Midi One-step KC-MK219J File:KC-MJ218FVF-Fujikyu-M5862.jpg, Aero Midi KC-MJ218FVF File:Abashiri bus Ki200F 0088.JPG, Aero Midi One-step KK-MK23HH File:Hinomaru 811 metrolink-nihonbashi.jpg, Aero Midi PA-ME17DF File:KeioDentetsuBus S30718.jpg, Aero Midi Non-step PA-MK27FM

Aero Midi-S (2008-2010)

The Aero Midi-S is a rebadged

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and

Nissan Diesel Space Runner JP The Nissan Diesel Space Runner JP (kana:日産ディーゼル・スペースランナーJP) was a medium-duty single-decker bus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan Diesel from 1994 until 2010. The range was primarily available as a pub ...

. A common design is that it has a rounded roof dome (similar to the

and the

) with a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination sign. *PDG-AR820 (2008) *PDG-AJ820 (2008) File:PDG-AR820GAN Kanachu I103 front.jpg, Aero Midi-S AR PDG-AR820GAN File:KeioDentetsuBus J30902.JPG, Aero Midi-S AJ Non-Step PDG-AJ820NAN

Model lineup

*MK Tour 9m *MK Line Non-step bus 10.5m, 9m *MK Line One-step bus 9m *MJ Tour 7m *ME Line Non-step bus 7m

References

External links

Aero Midi (Japan)
{{Mitsubishifuso Aero Midi Bus chassis Buses of Japan Midibuses Minibuses Low-entry buses Low-floor buses Step-entrance buses Vehicles introduced in 1988