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Design work began in 1943 with the design being built around a British de Havilland H1-B turbojet. |
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The powerplant was soon changed to a GE or Allison design. The design was conventional, an all-metal airframe with a slim low wing and tricycle undercarriage. |
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The first prototype, dubbed XP-80, flew on January 8, 1944. Lockheed Chief Pilot Milo Burcham was killed on October 20, 1944 while flying the second production prototype. World War II ace Richard Bong was also killed test flying a P-80. |
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The Shooting Star began to enter service in early 1945, and 45 had been delivered before the war ended. Only two actually made it to Europe, being tested in Italy, well away from the front. After the war production continued, although the initial order for 5,000 was quickly reduced to 2,000 at a little under $100,000 each. 1,715 single-seater P-80A, B or C's were made up to the end of production in 1950, of which 798 were P-80C's. A modified P-80B, designated XP-80R, set a record of 623.8 mph on June 19, 1947. the P-80C began production in 1948 and in June the P-80C was officially renamed the F-80C. |
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They saw combat service in the Korean War, mainly the more powerful F-80C variant, including the first jet vs. jet success on November 8, 1950 when a MiG-15 was shot down. However, they were being replaced with the F-86 Sabre at this time and they were usually out-classed by the superior Russian designed aircraft. When sufficient Sabres were built the Shooting Star was soon relegated to ground attack duties. |
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Lockheed also produced a two-seat trainer variant with a longer fuselage, the T-33A also known as the "T-bird", which remained in production until 1959 and was produced under license in Japan and Canada. The trainer was used by more than 20 different countries. Almost 7,000 T-33s were built and some are still in service. Link |
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Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star Length: 10.52 m Wing span: 11.83 m Height: 3.45 m Weight: 3,593 kg (empty), 6,350 kg (maximum) Engine: General Electric turbojet producing 7,746 kg static thrust Speed: 792 km/hr (at 12,192 m), 660 km/hr (cruising) Ceiling: 13,716 m Range: 1,255 km (2,317 km maximum) Weapons: six .5 (12.7 mm) machine guns. Either 907 kg bomb or 10 to 16 rockets. |
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Loockheed F-80B ' Shooting Star' Built by Lockheed Aircraft, the F-80 was the first American mass-produced jet fighter placed in operational service status by the Air Force, and the first to exceed 500 MPH in level flight. |
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The designation was changed to F-80 in June, 1948. Although originally designed as an interceptor, the -C model saw extensive service during the Korean War as a fighter-bomber. In the first jet versus jet combat, an F-80C shot down a MiG-15 fighter. |
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USAF S/N 45-8704 was built as a p-80B-1-LO, one of 240 delivered by Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank, California. It was delivered to the USAF on January 29, 1948 and assigned to the 1st Fighter Group (TAC), March Field, California. In August, 1949 it went to the 36th Fighter Group (USAFE), Furstenfeldbruck AB, Germany. In October 1950 it went to the 7540th Maintenance Group (USAFE), RAF Burtonwood, England; and then in September, 1951, to the 3595th Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Williams AFB, Arizona.
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In December, 1951 it was converted to F-80C-12-LO configuration as a fighter-bomber. In September, 1953 it went to its last unit, the 185th Fighter Squadron (ANG), Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. It was retired in July, 1958, and obtained by the museum in July, 1983. |
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SPECIFICATIONS: Power Plant: one 4,000 lb. thrust Allison J-33-A-11. Gross Weight: 14,500 lbs. Performance: 558 mph (max). |
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Armament: Six .50 cal. MG in nose. Could carry up to four 1,000 lb bombs and four 5² HVAR rockets. |
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FDE Flight Dynamics by Bruce Thorson - Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star" PANEL Original panel bitmap by Phil Perrot. DRAWINGS Paul Matt – Scale Airplane Drawings – Volume 2 |
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The REAL one P- 80B SHOOTING STAR |
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