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The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2, then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. The ...
The T-33 was developed from the highly successful P-80 Shooting Star, Lockheed's first jet fighter and the first U.S. military jet to reach operational status. The T-33 first flew in 1948. The T-33 had a single Allison J-33 engine of 5,400 lbs. thrust, and could reach 525 miles per hour.
1 sty 2020 · Lockheed outfitted its P-80 frame into a training vehicle for entry level fighter pilots, which became the T-33 Shooting Star. Equipped with a second seat for a trainer, the T-33 Shooting Star would see extensive distribution throughout the world as a non-combat training jet aircraft.
T-33A Shooting Star. In 1943, during World War II, the United States Army Air Corps asked the Lockheed Aircraft Company to quickly design a fighter (XP-80) around the British de Havilland 3,000-lb. thrust turbojet engine designed by Sir Frank Whittle.
Lockheed T-33A-5-LO Shooting Star. Known to all as the "T-Bird," the T-33 was the only jet trainer in the U.S. Air Force inventory from 1948 until 1957 when the Cessna T-37 "Tweet" took to the skies. The T-Bird served as an instrument trainer, utility aircraft, and test platform.
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star was designed by Clarence Kelly Johnson and manufactured by Lockheed as an American subsonic trainer aircraft during the late 1940s. Based on the Lockheed P-80/F-80 jet fighter, the T-33 Shooting Star first flew in March 1948 and was retired in July 2017.
12 lut 2024 · The Lockheed T-33, derived from the renowned P-80 Shooting Star, holds a significant place in aviation history as one of the world's first jet-powered training aircraft.
